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FEBRUARY  22,  1909. 


COMPILED     AND      EDITED 

BY  THE    SECRETARY 
ASSISTED   BY  THE    HISTORIAN" 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  GENERAL  SOCIETY. 
1908-1911. 


GENERAL   PRESIDENT. 

HON.  JOHN  LEE  CARROLL,  Ellicott  City,  Md. 

GENERAL   VICE-PRESIDENT. 

EDMUND  WETMORE,  34  Pine  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

SECOND    GENERAL   VICE-PRESIDENT. 

MAJOR  WILSON  G.  HARVEY,  Charleston,  S.  C. 

GENERAL   SECRETARY. 

JAMES  MORTIMER  MONTGOMERY,  102  Front  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

ASSISTANT   GENERAL   SECRETARY. 

PROF.  WILLIAM  LIBBEY,  Princeton,  N.  J. 

GENERAL   TREASURER. 

RICHARD  McCALL  CADWALADER,  133  S.  12th  St.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

ASSISTANT   GENERAL   TREASURER. 

HENRY  CADLE,  Bethany,  Mo. 

GENERAL   CHAPLAIN. 

REV.  EDWARD  EVERETT  HALE,  D.  D.,  Senate  Chamber,  Washington,  D.  C.* 

GENERAL    REGISTRAR. 

WALTER  OILMAN  PAGE,  Fenway  Studios,  Boston,  Mass. 


GENERAL   HISTORIAN. 

WILLIAM  GORDON  McCABE,  Richmond,  Va 


'Deceased  June  10,  1909. 


549.S74 


OFFICERS 

OF  THE 

Ohio  Society  Sons  of  the  Revolution 
1909-1910 

PRESIDENT. 
HARRY  BRENT  MACKOY,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

GEORGE  BURNET  ORR,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

LEWIS  NEWTON  GATCH,  Milford,  Ohio. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

GRIFFITH  CHARLES  LITTLE,  Norwood,  Ohio. 

FOURTH  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

JOHN  GANO  WRIGHT,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

SECRETARY. 

JACKSON  WOLCOTT  SPARROW,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

CORRESPONDING  SECRETARY. 

JOHN  EWING  BLAINE,  JR.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

TREASURER. 

ROBERT  DEVALCOURT  CARROLL,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

REGISTRAR. 

WILLIAM  WALKER  SMITH,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

HISTORIAN. 

ROBERT  RALSTON  JONES,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

CHAPLAIN. 

REV.  DR.  HENRY  MELVILLE  CURTIS,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

BOARD    OF    MANAGERS. 

CHARLES  GEORGE  COMEGYS,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

CHARLES  LEONARD  WOOD,  Piqua,  Ohio. 

GEORGE  COOLIDGE  SAFFARRANS,  Fort  Thomas,  Ky. 

JAMES  GODMAN  RODGERS,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

CLARENCE  NEWCOME  GREER,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

ALEXANDER  MILTON  DOLPH,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

FREDERICK  BELLINGER  SHOEMAKER,  Toledo,  Ohio. 

ELBERT  PIKE  MARSHALL,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

DELEGATES  TO  MEETING   OF  GENERAL  SOCIETY. 

JOHN  EWING  BLAINE,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

LAMBERT  WOODHULL,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

JACKSON  WOLCOTT  SPARROW,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

GEORGE  ELTWEED  POMEROY,  Toledo,  Ohio. 

ALTERNATES. 

MICHAEL  MYERS  SHOEMAKER,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
JOHN  GORDON  BATTELLE,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
ALVIN  MANSFIELD  WOOLSON,  Toledo,  Ohio. 
DAVID  BRENNEMAN  MARTIN,  Baltimore,  Md. 


PAST  OFFICERS. 


PRESIDENTS. 

JEPTHA  GARRARD,  1893.  OSCAR  THADDEUS  MARTIN    1901 

EDWARD  L.  ANDERSON,  1894.  BENJAMIN  RUSH  COWEN    1902 

FRANK  JOHNSTON  JONES,  1895.  PHINEAS  SANBORN  CONNER   1903 
GEORGE  ELTWEED  POMEROY,  1896.    BRENT  ARNOLD   1904 

ACHILLES  HENRY  PUGH,  1897.  HERBERT  JENNEY   1905 

EPHRAIM  MORGAN  WOOD,  1898.  JOHN  SANBORN  CONNER   190G 

ASA  SMITH  BUSHNELL,  1899.  JOHN  EWING  ELAINE   1907 

CORNELIUS  CADLE,  1900.  WILLIAM  R.  WARNOCK,  1908. 

FIRST  VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

GEORGE  E.  POMEROY,  1893-95  JOHN  S.  CONNER,  1902,1905 

ASA  SMITH  BUSHNELL,  1896-98.  BRENT  ARNOLD   1903 

CORNELIUS  CADLE,  1899.  HERBERT  JENNEY   1904 

OSCAR  THADDEUS  MARTIN,  1900.         JOHN  EWING  ELAINE,  1906 
RALPH  PETERS,  1901.  WILLIAM  R.  WARNOCK,  1907 

HARRY  BRENT  MACKOY,  1908. 

SECOND  VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

ASA  SMITH  BUSHNELL,  1894-95.  BRENT  ARNOLD,  1901. 

PERIN  LANGDON,  1896.  JOHN  EWING  ELAINE,  1902. 

EPHRAIM  MORGAN  WOOD,  1897.  JOHN  URI  LLOYD,  1903. 

CORNELIUS  CADLE,  1898.  JOHN  SANBORN  CONNER,  1904. 

OSCAR  THADDEUS  MARTIN,  1899.  WILLIAM  R.  WARNOCK,  1905-06 

RALPH  PETERS,  1900.  HARRY  BRENT  MACKOY,  1907. 
GEORGE  BURNET  ORR,  1908. 

THIRD  VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

CHRISTOPHER  C.  WAlTE,1894-95  WILLIAM  R.  WARNOCK,  1901,1904. 

EPHRAIM  MORGAN  WOOD,  1896.  HERBERT  JENNEY,  1902. 

CORNELIUS  CADLE,  1897.  RICHARD  PRATT  MARVIN,  1903. 

OSCAR  THADDEUS  MARTIN,  1898.  HARRY  BRENT  MACKOY,  1905-06. 

RALPH  PETERS,  1899.  GEORGE  BURNET  ORR,  1907. 

BRENT  ARNOLD,  1900.  LEWIS  NEWTON  GATCH,  1908. 

FOURTH  VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

JOHN  WHITTLESEY  WALTON,  1895.  HERBERT  JENNEY,  1901. 

GUSTAVUS  SCOTT  FRANKLIN,  1896.  PHINEAS  SANBORN  CONNER,  1902. 

OSCAR  THADDEUS  MARTIN,  1897.  NATHANIEL  H.  DAVIS,  1903 

RALPH  PETERS,  1898.  GRIFFITH  C.  LITTLE,  1904,  1908. 

BRENT  ARNOLD,  1899.  GEORGE  BURNET  ORR,  1905. 

WILLIAM  R.  WARNOCK,  1900.  WILLIAM  WALKER  SMITH,  1906. 
GEORGE  KINSEY,  1907. 

SECRETARIES. 

ACHILLES  HENRY  PUGH,  1893-96.         ALLEN  COLLIER,  1899. 
JOHN  WARD  BAILEY,  1897-98.  HARRY  BRENT  MACKOY,  1900-04. 

JACKSON  WOLCOTT  SPARROW,  1905-08. 

ASSISTANT   SECRETARIES. 

ARCHIBALD  I.  CARSON,  1897-98.  HENRY  THOMAS  HUNT,  1901. 

ALLEN  COLLIER,  1898.  JACKSON  W.  SPARROW,  1902-04. 

GILBERT  LANGDON  BAILEY,  1899.  GRIFFITH  C.  LITTLE,  1905-07 

LEWIS  NEWTON  GATCH,  1900.  JOHN  EWING  ELAINE,  Jr.,  1908. 


TREASURERS. 

RALPH  PETERS,  1893-96.  CHARLES  DAVIES  JONES,  1897-99. 

ROBERT  DEVALCOURT  CARROLL,  1899-1908. 


REGISTRARS. 


JOHN  MARSHALL  NEWTON,  1893-97. 
WILLIAM  W.  SMITH,  JR.,  1898-99. 
JOHN  REMSEN  BISHOP,  1900-01. 


BURTON  P.  HOLLISTER,  1902-03. 
LEWIS  NEWTON  GATCH,  1904-07. 
HENRY  THOMAS  HUNT,  1908. 


HISTORIANS. 


GUSTAVUS  S.  FRANKLIN,  1893-5. 
THOMAS  H.  NORTON,  1896-97. 


HERBERT  JENNEY,  1898-99. 
ROBERT  R.  JONES,  1900-08. 


CHAPLAINS. 

DUDLEY  W.  RHODES,  1894-95,  1904,06.    JOHN  HUGH  ELY,  1899-1901,  1903. 
HENRY  M.  CURTIS,  1896-97, 1902,05.  GEORGE  PAULL  TORRENCE,  1907. 

FRANK  WOODS  BAKER,  1898.  EDWARD  MACK,  1908. 


BOARD    OF   MANAGERS. 


ANDERSON,  CHARLES,  1895. 
ANDERSON,  EDWARD  L,  1893. 
ARMSTRONG,  GEORGE,  1907. 

BAILEY,  JOHN  WARD,  1896. 
BALLARD,  EDWARD  M.,  1907. 
BATTELLE,  JOHN  G.,  1900,  1904. 
ELAINE,  JOHN  EWING,  1900-01. 
BOYLAN,  JOSEPH  E-,  1893-4-5. 
BULLOCK,  JAMES  W.,  1898,  1903,05-06. 
BURKE,  CLARENCE  E.,  1898. 
BURNET,  EDWARD  W.,  1908. 
BURT,  PITTS  H.,  1897. 
BUSHNELL,  ASA  SMITH,  1902. 
BUSHNELL,  JOHN  LUDLOW,  1908. 

CABLE,  CORNELIUS,  1896. 
CARROLL,  ROBERT  BEV.,  1899. 
CARSON,  ARCHIBALD  I.,  1896,  1905. 
CARSON,  WILLIAM,  1893. 
CHAPIN,  HENRY  E.,  1898. 
CIST,  CHARLES  MORETON,  1908. 
COLLIER,  ALLEN,  1902,  1906. 
COLLINS,  JAMES  A.,  JR.,  1901. 
CONNER,  JOHN  S.,  1898-1901,  1903. 
CORSON,  HENRY  CLAY,  1900. 
CO  WEN,  BENJAMIN  R.,  1899,  1901. 
CROWELL,  JOHN  S.,  1906. 
CUSHING,  WADE,  1896. 

DANDRIDGE,  NATHANIEL  P., 1902 
DAVIS,  NATHANIEL  H.,  1898. 
DOANE,  WILLIAM  H.,  1896-97. 
DURRELL,  JOSEPH  H.,  1904. 


ELDRIDGE,  JOHN  NELSON,  1893. 

FAIRCHILD,  HARMON  S.,  1907. 
FORSYTH,  ROBERT  A.,  1903. 

GARRARD,  JEPTHA,  1894-6. 
GATCH,  LEWIS  NEWTON,  1901-2. 
GODLEY,  SAMUEL  S.,  1908. 
GOODMAN,  WILLIAM  A.  JR.,  1897-8, 

1905. 

GRAY,  ADAM,  1902. 
GROESBECK,  HERMAN  J.,  1895. 
GROESBECK,  TELFORD,  1894,1905. 

HANNA,  JOHN  PARKER,  1907. 
HARGRAVE,  EDWARD  H.,  1904-6 
HARGRAVE,  JULIUS  B.,  1902. 
HAYES,  BIRCHARD  A.,  1904-5,1908. 
HICKENLOOPER,  ANDREW,  1899. 
HINKLE,  ANTHONY  H.,  1895. 
HOLLISTER,  BURTON  P.,  1901. 
HOLLISTER,  HOWARD  C.,  1908. 
KURD,  ETHAN  OSBORN,  1897. 

JENNEY,  HERBERT,  1900. 
JOHNSTON,  GEORGE  W.,  1900. 
JONES,  FRANK  J.,  1894,  1896. 

KNIGHT,  ALFRED,  1904. 

LANGDON,  PERIN,  1894-95. 
LAWS,  HARRY  LANGDON,  1897. 

McCONNELL,  ROBERT  N.,  1893. 


Board  of  Managers — Continued. 


MARTIN,  OSCAR  T.t  1902-03. 
MARTIN,  PAUL  CURTIS,  1904. 
MARVIN,  RICHARD  PRATT,  1898. 
MERRELL,  CHARLES  G.,  1903. 
MERRELL,  GEORGE,  1894-6. 
MORGAN,  ASA  B.,  1894-95,  1902. 
MORGAN,  JOHN  D.,  1906. 

NEWTON,  CHARLES  H.,  1906. 
NEFF,  PETER  RUDOLPH,  1899. 
NOYES,  JOSEPH  CHEEVER,  1904. 

ORR,  GEORGE  BURNET,  1904,1906. 

PATTERSON,  FRANCIS,  1900. 
PATTERSON  JOHN  HENRY,  1897. 
PATTERSON,  STEPHEN  J.,  1903. 
PECK,  HIRAM  D.,  1902. 
PETERS,  RALPH,  1905. 
POGUE,  ROBERT  WEST,  1905. 
POMEROY,  GEORGE  E.,  1897. 


PUGH,  ACHILLES  HENRY,  189S. 
PUTNAM,  DOUGLAS  G.,  1899,   1W:*. 

RESOR,  ROBERT  L.,  1902-03 
RHODES,  THOMAS  D.,  1897-1901 
RODGERvS,  JAMES  GODMAN,  1901. 

SEELY,  WILLIAM  W.,  1896-97. 
SMITH,  WILLIAM  W.,  1905,  1907. 
STEELE,  FREDERIC  L.,  1900-01. 

TOWNSEND,  THOMAS  G.,  1894-95. 

WAITE,  CHRISTOPHER  C,  1893-5. 
WARNOCK,  WILLIAM  R.,  1899. 
WEIR,  LEVI  CANDEE,  1894. 
WITT,  GEORGE  CLINTON,  1907. 
WOOD,  EPHRAIM  MORGAN,  1899. 
WOODHULL,  LAMBERT,  1904,06-08 
WOOLSON,  ALVIN  M.,  1907. 
WRIGHT,  JOHN  GANG,  1906-08. 


BY-LAWS. 


THE  OHIO  SOCIETY  OF  THE  SONS  OF  THE 
REVOLUTION. 


SECTION  I. 

This  Society  shall  be  known  by  the  name,  style  and  title 
of  The  Ohio  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 

SECTION  II. 

Any  male  person  above  the  age  of  twenty-one  years, 
of  good  character,  and  a  lineal  descendant  of  one  who,  as  a 
military,  naval,  or  marine  officer,  soldier,  sailor,  or  marine, 
in  actual  service,  under  the  authority  of  any  of  the  thirteen 
Colonies  or  States  or  of  the  Continental  Congress,  and  remain 
ing  always  loyal  to  such  authority,  or  a  lineal  descendant  of 
one  who  signed  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  or  of  one 
who,  as  a  member  of  the  Continental  Congress,  or  of  the 
Congress  of  any  of  the  Colonies  or  States,  or  as  an  official 
appointed  by  or  under  the  authority  of  any  such  legislative 
bodies,  actually  assisted  in  the  establishment  of  American 
Independence  by  services  rendered  during  the  War  of  the 
Revolution,  becoming  thereby  liable  to  conviction  of  treason 
against  the  Government  of  Great  Britain,  but  remaining 
always  loyal  to  the  authority  of  the  Colonies  or  States,  shall 
be  eligible  to  membership  in  the  Society. 

Provided,  That  when  the  claim  of  eligibility  is  based  on 
the  service  of  an  ancestor  in  the  "minute  men"  or  "militia," 
it  must  be  satisfactorily  shown  that  such  ancestor  was  actually 
called  into  the  service  of  the  State  or  United  States,  and  per 
formed  garrison  or  field  duties;  and 

Provided  further,  That  when  the  claim  of  eligibility  is  based 
on  the  service  of  an  ancestor  as  an  "official,"  such  service 


must  have  been  performed  in  the  civil  service  of  the  United 
States,  or  of  one  of  the  thirteen  original  States,  and  must 
have  been  sufficiently  important  in  character  to  have  ren 
dered  the  official  specially  liable  to  arrest  and  imprisonment, 
the  same  as  a  combatant,  if  captured  by  the  enemy,  as  well 
as  liable  to  conviction  of  treason  against  the  Government 
of  Great  Britain. 

Service  in  the  ordinary  duties  of  a  civil  office,  the  perform 
ance  of  which  did  not  particularly  and  effectively  aid  the 
American  Cause,  shall  not  constitute  eligibility. 

In  the  construction  of  this  article,  the  Volunteer  Aides-de- 
Camp  of  General  Officers  in  the  Continental  Service,  who 
were  duly  announced  as  such  and  who  actually  served  in 
the  field  during  a  campaign,  shall  be  comprehended  as  having 
performed  qualifying  service. 

The  civil  officials  and  military  forces  of  the  State  of  Ver 
mont,  during  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  shall  also  be  com 
prehended  in  the  same  manner  as  if  they  had  belonged  to  one 
of  the  thirteen  original  States. 

No  service  of  an  ancestor  shall  be  deemed  as  qualifying 
service  for  membership  in  "The  Sons  of  the  Revolution" 
wrhere  such  ancestor,  after  assisting  in  the  cause  of  American 
Independence,  shall  have  subsequently  either  adhered  to 
the  enemy,  or  failed  to  maintain  an  honorable  record  through 
out  the  War  of  the  Revolution. 

No  person  shall  be  admitted  unless  he  be  eligible  under 
one  of  the  provisions  of  this  article,  nor  unless  he  be  of  good 
moral  character  and  be  judged  worthy  of  becoming  a  member. 

SECTION  III. 

Members  shall  be  elected  as  follows:  Candidates  shall 
send  their  applications  properly  attested  and  authenticated 
and  proposed,  and  seconded  by  two  members  of  the  Society, 
to  the  Secretary,  who  will  present  same  to  the  Board  of 
Managers,  and  upon  a  favorable  report  from  said  Board, 
and  upon  payment  of  the  initiation  fee  and  annual  dues, 
may  thereupon  become  members  of  the  Society. 


SECTION  IV 

(As   amended   February   22,    1901.) 

The  initiation  fee  shall  be  five  (5)  dollars,  payable  within 
thirty  days  after  date  of  election;  the  annual  dues  for  mem 
bers  residing  in  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  and  in  Kenton  and 
Campbell  Counties,  Kentucky,  shall  be  five  (5)  dollars;  for 
members  residing  elsewhere,  the  annual  dues  shall  be  three 
(3)  dollars.  The  payment  at  one  time  of  fifty  (50)  dollars 
shall  constitute  a  life  membership.  The  payment  at  one  time 
of  one  hundred  (100)  dollars  shall  constitute  a  perpetual  or 
endowed  membership,  and  upon  death  of  the  member  so 
paying,  the  membership  shall  be  held  by  his  eldest  son,  or 
such  other  lineal  descendant  from  the  ancestor  whom  he 
claims  as  he  may  nominate;  in  failure  of  such  nomination 
having  been  made,  the  Society  may  decide  which  one  of  such 
lineal  descendants  shall  hold  the  membership;  Provided,  al 
ways,  that  the  Society  reserves  to  itself  the  privilege  of  re 
jecting  any  nomination  that  may  not  be  acceptable  to  it. 
All  applications  for  life  or  endowed  memberships  shall  be 
exempt  from  the  payment  of  the  initiation  fee,  and  annual 
dues  from  the  date  of  their  admission;  after  admission,  any 
member  availing  himself  of  a  life  or  endowed  membership 
shall  be  exempt  from  future  annual  dues  only. 

SECTION  V. 

All  life,  and  endowed  membership  fees,  as  well  as  dona 
tions  and  legacies,  unless  otherwise  specified  by  the  donor, 
which  shall  hereafter  be  paid  to  the  Society,  shall  remain 
forever  to  the  use  of  the  Society,  the  interest  only  to  be  used. 

SECTION  VI. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  shall  be  held  in  the  city 
of  Cincinnati,  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  February,  at  which 
a  general  election  of  officers,  managers  and  delegates,  by  bal 
lot,  shall  take  place,  except  when  such  date  shall  fall  on  Sun 
day,  in  which  event  the  meeting  shall  be  held  on  the  fol 
lowing  day.  In  such  election  a  majority  of  the  ballots  given 
for  any  officer  shall  constitute  a  choice ;  but  if,  on  the  first 

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ballot,  no  person  shall  receive  such  majority,  then  a  further 
balloting  shall  take  place,  when  a  plurality  of  votes  given 
for  any  officer  shall  determine  the  choice. 

SECTION  VII. 

The  following  shall  be  the  order  of  business  at  the  annual 
meetings  of  the  Society: 

1.  Prayer  by  the  chaplain. 

2.  Reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting. 

3.  Reports  of  officers  and  committees. 

4.  Unfinished  business. 

5.  New  business. 

6.  Election  of  officers — an  appointment  by  the  President 
of  a  judge  and  two  tellers  to  count  the  votes  and  declare  the 
result. 

SECTION  VIII. 

At  all  meetings  of  the  Society  ten  (10)  members  shall  con 
stitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

SECTION    IX. 

Ayes  and  nayes  shall  be  called  at  any  meeting  of  the  Society 
upon  the  demand  of  five  members. 

SECTION  X. 

(As  amended  February  22,  1905.  ) 

The  officers  of  the  Society  shall  consist  of  a  President,  First 
Vice-President,  Second  Vice-President,  Third  Vice- President, 
Fourth  Vice-President,  Secretary,  Corresponding  Secretary, 
Treasurer,  Registrar,  Historian,  Chaplain,  and  Eight  Mana 
gers,  who  shall  be  elected  as  herein  provided  for. 

SECTION  XI. 

The  President,  or  in  his  absence,  one  of  the  Vice-Presidents, 
in  the  order  named,  or  in  their  absence  a  chairman  pro  tern- 
pore,  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  Society,  and  shall 
have  a  casting  vote.  He  shall  preserve  order,  and  shall 
decide  all  questions  of  order,  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the 

Society. 

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SECTION  XII. 
(As  amended  February  22,  1905.) 

A,  The  Secretary  shall  have  charge  of  the  seal,  certificate 
of  incorporation  and  By-Laws,  and  records  of  the    Society 
other   than   those   deposited   with   the   Registrar.     He   shall 
notify  all  members  of  their  election,  and  of  such  other  mat 
ters  as  may  be  directed  by  the  Society.     He,  together  with 
the  presiding  officer,  shall  certify  all  acts  of  the  Society.     He 
shall,  under  the  direction  of  the  President,  or  Vice-President, 
give  due  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  all  meetings  of  the 
Society,  and  attend  the  same.     He  shall  keep  fair  and  accu 
rate  records  of  all  the  proceedings  and  orders  of  the  Society; 
and   shall  give   notice   to  the   several  officers  of   all   votes, 
orders,  resolutions,  and  proceedings  of  the  Society  affecting 
them,  or  appertaining  to  their  respective  duties.     He  shall 
be  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Managers,  and  shall  keep  the 
records  of  their  meetings  in  the  regular  minute  book  of  the 
Society. 

B.  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  general 
correspondence  of  the  Society,   and  in  the   absence  of  the 
Secretary  shall  act  in  his  stead. 

SECTION  XIII. 

The  Treasurer  shall  collect  and  keep  the  funds  and  securi 
ties  of  the  Society;  and  so  often  as  those  funds  shall  amount 
to  one  hundred  (100)  dollars,  they  shall  be  deposited  in  some 
bank  or  trust  company  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati,  to  the  credit 
of  "The  Ohio  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,"  and 
shall  be  drawn  thence  on  the  check  of  the  Treasurer  for  the 
purposes  of  the  Society  only.  Out  of  these  funds  he  shall 
pay  such  sums  as  may  be  ordered  by  the  Society  or  by  the 
Board  of  Managers.  He  shall  keep  a  true  account  of  his 
receipts  and  payments,  and,  at  each  annual  meeting,  render 
the  same  to  the  Society,  when  a  committee  shall  be  appointed 
to  audit  his  accounts.  He  shall  give  such  security  as  shall  be 
required  by  the  Board  of  Managers. 


SECTION  XIV. 

The  Registrar  shall  keep  a  roll  of  members,  and  in  his 
hands  shall  be  lodged  all  the  proofs  of  membership  qualifica 
tion,  and  all  the  historical  and  other  papers  of  which  the 
Society  may  become  possessed;  and  he,  under  the  direction 
of  the  Board  of  Managers,  shall  make  copies  of  such  similar 
documents  as  the  owners  thereof  are  or  may  not  be  willing 
to  leave  permanently  in  the  keeping  of  the  Society. 

SECTION  XV. 

The  Historian  shall  keep  a  detailed  record,  to  be  deposited 
with  the,  Registrar,  of  all  the  historical  and  commemorative 
celebrations  of  the  Society;  and  he  shall  edit  and  prepare  for 
publication  such  historical  addresses,  essays,  papers,  and 
other  documents  of  an  historical  character,  other  than  a 
register  of  members,  as  the  Secretary  may  be  required  to 
publish ;  and  at  every  annual  meeting,  if  there  shall  be  a 
necrological  list  for  the  year  then  closing,  he  shall  submit  the 
same  with  carefully  prepared  biographies  of  the  deceased 
members. 

SECTION  XVI. 

The  Chaplain  shall  be  a  regularly  ordained  minister  of  a 
Christian  denomination,  and  it  shall  be  his  duty  to  open  all 
meetings  of  the  Society  with  customary  chaplaincy  services, 
and  perform  such  other  duties  as  ordinarily  appertain  to  such 
office. 

SECTION  XVII. 

(As  amended  February  22,  1905.) 

The  Board  of  Managers  shall  consist  of  nineteen,  namely 
the  President,  First  Vice  President,  Second  Vice  President, 
Third  Vice  President,  Fourth  Vice  President,  Secretary, 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Treasurer,  Registrar,  Historian 
and  Chaplain,  ex-officio,  and  eight  other  members;  at  least, 
five  of  whom  shall  not  be  residents  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati, 
and  all  of  whom  shall  be  elected  at  the  annual  meeting.  In 
case  of  a  vacancy  in  any  of  these  offices  the  Board  may  fill 
the  same  until  the  next  annual  election. 

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They  shall  judge  of  the  qualifications  of  the  candidates 
for  admission  into  the  Society,  and  shall  have  power  to  elect 
the  same  to  membership.  They  shall  have  charge  of  all 
special  meetings  of  the  Society,  and  shall,  through  the  Secre 
tary,  call  special  meetings  at  any  time,  upon  the  written 
request  of  five  members  of  the  Society,  and  at  such  other 
times  as  they  see  fit.  They  shall  recommend  plans  for  pro 
moting  the  objects  of  the  Society,  shall  digest  and  prepare 
business,  and  shall  authorize  the  disbursement  and  expendi 
ture  of  unappropriated  money  in  the  treasury  for  the  pay 
ment  of  the  current  expenses  of  the  Society.  They  shall 
generally  superintend  the  interests  of  the  Society,  and  exe 
cute  all  such  duties  as  may  be  committed  to  them  by  the 
Society.  At  each  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  they  shall 
make  a  general  report. 

At  all  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Managers  five  members 
shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 

SECTION  XVIII. 

The  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Managers  shall  appoint 
annually  three  members  thereof  as  a  Committee  on  Appli 
cations,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  pass  upon  the  applications 
of  candidates  for  admission  to  the  Society,  and  report  to  the 
Board  of  Managers. 

SECTION  XIX. 

The  Board  of  Managers  shall  have  power  to  expel  any  en 
rolled  member  of  this  Society  who  may,  in  the  judgment  of 
the  Board,  render  himself  unworthy  to  continue  a  member: 
Provided,  That  he  shall  have  received  at  least  thirty  days' 
notice  of  the  complaint  preferred  against  him,  and  of  the  time 
and  place  for  hearing  the  same,  and  have  been  thereby 
afforded  an  opportunity  to  be  heard. 

The  Board  of  Managers  shall  also  have  the  power  to  drop 
from  the  roll  the  name  of  any  enrolled  member  of  the  Society 
who  shall  be  at  least  two  years  in  arrears  in  the  payment  of 
dues,  and  who,  on  notice  to  pay  the  same,  shall  fail  and  neglect 
to  do  so  within  thirty  days  thereafter,  and,  upon  being  thus 
dropped,  his  membership  shall  cease  and  terminate,  but  he 

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may  be  restored  to  membership  at  any  time  by  the  Board 
of  Managers  on  his  application  therefor,  and  upon  his  pay 
ment  of  all  such  arrears  and  of  the  annual  dues  from  the  date 
when  he  was  dropped  to  the  date  of  his  restoration. 

SECTION  XX. 

No  person  who  may  be  enrolled  as  a  member  of  this  Society 
shall  be  permitted  to  continue  in  membership  when  the 
proofs  of  claim  of  qualification  by  descent  are  found  to  be 
defective  and  insufficient  to  substantiate  such  claim. 

SECTION  XXI. 

It  shall  be  a  standing  rule  that,  upon  the  decease  of  any 
member  residing  within  the  territorial  jurisdiction  of  the 
Society,  notice  thereof  and  of  the  time  and  place  of  the  funeral 
shall  be  given  by  the  Secretary  by  publication,  and  it  shall 
thereupon  become  the  duty  of  the  members,  when  practicable, 
to  attend  the  obsequies. 

Any  member  upon  being  informed  of  the  decease  of  a  mem 
ber,  resident  as  stated,  shall  make  it  his  business  to  see  that 
the  Secretary  is  promptly  notified  of  the  fact. 

SECTION  XXII. 

(As  amended  February  22,  1905.) 

Meetings  of  this  Society  shall  be  held  on  October  nine 
teenth,  the  Anniversary  of  the  Surrender  of  Cornwallis  at 
Yorktown,  and  on  February  twenty-second,  Washington's 
birthday,  the  latter  being  the  annual  meeeting  for  the  elec 
tion  of  officers.  Should  either  of  these  dates  fall  on  Sunday, 
then  the  meeting  shall  be  held  on  the  following  day.  In 
addition  to  the  above,  an  out-of-door  meeting  may  be  held 
on  or  about  June  seventeenth  in  Commemoration  of  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  other  meetings  may  be  held 
at  such  time  and  place  as  may  be  deemed  best  by  the  Board  of 
Managers,  for  each  of  which  meetings  a  suitable  program 
shall  be  arranged  by  the  regular  Committee  on  Entertain 
ment. 


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SECTION  XXIII. 

When  ten  or  more  members  of  the  Society  in  the  State  of 
Ohio,  residing  within  any  county  of  the  State  outside  of  Ham 
ilton  County,  Ohio,  and  Kenton  and  Campbell  Counties, 
Kentucky,  shall  petition  to  the  Board  of  Managers,  it  may 
authorize  and  empower  such  petitioners  to  form  a  local  chap 
ter  to  be  known  as  the Chapter 

of  the  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution  in  the  State  of 
Ohio.  Such  Chapter,  when  authorized,  may  adopt  such 
local  regulations  and  by-laws  as  to  it  may  seem  proper, 
provided  that  such  regulations  do  not  conflict  in  any  particu 
lar  with  the  Constitution  of  the  General  Society  of  the  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  or  with  the  Constitution  and  by-laws  of 
the  Society  in  the  State  of  Ohio. 

Only  members  in  good  and  regular  standing  in  the  Society 
in  this  State  shall  be  eligible  to  membership  in  these  Chapters. 
When  any  person  ceases,  through  any  cause,  to  be  a  member 
of  the  Society  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  his  membership  in  a  Chap 
ter  shall  also  terminate. 

The  officers  of  every  Chapter  shall  be  a  President,  Secretary, 
and  Treasurer,  and  any  other  offices  it  may  desire,  and  an 
Executive  Committee  constituted  in  such  manner  as  it  may 
prescribe. 

Members  of  the  State  Society  residing  in  adjoining  coun 
ties  shall  be  eligible  to  membership  in  the  local  Chapter 
nearest  their  place  of  residence. 

The  Senior  officer  of  every  local  Chapter  may  attend  the 
meetings  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Ohio  State  Society, 
notice  whereof  shall  be  sent  to  him  by  the  Secretary  of  the 
State  Society. 

When  an  application  for  membership  in  this  Society  shall 
be  made  to  the  Board  of  Managers  of  this  Society  by  any  per 
son  residing  within  a  locality  comprised  in  a  local  Chapter, 
such  application  shall  be  first  submitted  to  the  Executive 
Committee  of  such  local  Chapter,  and  a  report  thereon  to 
the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  State  Society  shall  accompany 
such  application  before  action  thereon. 

No  local  Chapter  shall  have  power  to  involve  the  State 
Society  in  any  pecuniary  obligation. 

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The  dues  to  the  State  Society  of  members  of  local  Chapters 
shall  be  three  (3)  dollars  per  annum,  as  provided  in  Section  IV  ; 
but  local  Chapters  shall  have  the  power  to  tax  their  mem 
bers  such  a  sum  per  annum,  over  and  above  the  three  dollars 
dues  to  the  State  Society,  as  is  considered  necessary  to  carry 
on  the  work  of  such  local  Chapters. 

SECTION  XXIV. 

No  alteration  of  the  By-Laws  of  the  Society  shall  be  made 
unless  such  alteration  shall  have  been  proposed  at  a 
previous  meeting,  and  shall  be  adopted  by  a  majority  of  the 
members  present  at  a  subsequent  meeting  of  the  Society,  at 
least  one  week's  notice  thereof  having  been  given  to 
each  member. 


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THE  SECRETARY'S  REPORT. 


Since  the  publication  of  the  last  year  book  of  this  Society 
in  1901,  its  affairs  have  gone  forward  smoothly  and  success 
fully. 

The  Ninth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Society,  and  169th 
Anniversary  of  Washington's  birthday,  was  held  at  the  Hotel 
Alms,  Cincinnati,  on  February  22nd,  1901.  An  address 
was  delivered  by  Dr.  N.  P.  Dandridge,  on  "Presentation  of  a 
Revolutionary  Manuscript."  Folio  wing  the  usual  custom, 
prizes  were  awarded  in  the  prize  essay  contest,  as  follows: 
"The  Continental  Congress,  1775,  to  the  Surrender  of  Corn- 
wallis;  its  organization  and  its  direct  control  of  the  Diplo 
matic  and  Military  Affairs  of  the  Country  during  the  Revo 
lution."  The  prize  for  this  was  won  by  Max  B.  May,  of 
Cincinnati.  The  prizes  for  the  best  essay  on  "John  Han 
cock,  his  connection  with  and  his  influence  upon  the  Amer 
ican  Revolution,"  were  won  by  Caleb  Davies,  Jr.,  Cleveland, 
and  Miss  Alice  Von  Stein,  Cincinnati. 

At  this  meeting,  also,  the  Committee  on  the  "Location  of 
Fort  Washington"  reported  that  it  was,  in  connection  with 
similar  Committees  from  other  Societies,  erecting  a  monu 
ment  at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Ludlow  streets,  Cincinnati, 
the  same  being  a  block  house  in  shape,  and  the  site  being  the 
exact  center  of  the  site  of  the  original  fort. 

On  April  21st,  1901,  the  Society  celebrated  its  Seventh 
Commemorative  Service  of  the  Battle  of  Lexington,  at  St. 
Paul's  Episcopal  Cathedral,  Cincinnati.  The  service  was 
conducted  by  the  Chaplain,  Rev.  Dr.  John  Hugh  Ely.  The 
Dean  of  the  Cathedral,  Very  Rev.  Charles  H.  Snedeker, 
delivered  the  address. 

On  June  14th,  Flag  Day,  the  Fort  Washington  Monument 
was  appropriately  dedicated  in  the  presence  of  a  large 
gathering,  including  many  members  and  officers  of  this 
Society. 

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The  Society  celebrated  the  120th  Anniversary  of  the  Sur 
render  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown,  at  the  Business  Men's 
Club,  Cincinnati,  April  19,  1901.  The  speakers  on  this  occa 
sion  were  the  Rev.  George  A.  Thayer,  President  of  the  Ohio 
Society,  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  who  spoke  on 
"Some  Mischievous  Members  of  Washington's  Military 
Family,"  and  Mr.  Lewis  N.  Gatch,  on  "Burke  and  Beau- 
marchais,  their  influence  upon  and  connection  with  the 
American  Revolution." 

The  Society  celebrated  the  170th  Anniversary  of  the  Birth 
of  George  Washington,  and  its  Tenth  Annual  Meeting,  with 
a  dinner  at  the  Business  Men's  Club,  Cincinnati,  on  the  after 
noon  of  February  22nd,  1902.  In  compliance  with  a  former 
resolution  of  the  Society,  there  were  two  tickets  for  officers 
and  Board  of  Managers  nominated.  The  speaker  on  that 
occasion  was  Mr.  Telford  Groesbeck,  who  spoke  on  "The 
American  and  other  Revolutions,"  A  resolution  was  passed 
that  in  the  future,  at  the  October  meeting  of  each  year,  the 
Society  should  elect  a  Nominating  Committee  of  five,  who 
should  select  officers  to  be  elected  at  the  February  meeting, 
which  custom  has  been  followed  ever  since.  Announcements 
were  made,  of  winners  of  prizes  in  essay  contest,  conducted 
during  the  year.  The  prize  for  the  best  essay  on  "France, 
Her  Influence  and  aid  in  our  Revolutionary  Struggle,"  which 
was  open  to  any  person  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  was  won  by  Mr. 
Max  B.  May,  Cincinnati.  The  prizes  for  the  topic  "Benjamin 
Franklin,  His  connection  with  and  influence  upon  the  Amer 
ican  Revolution,"  open  to  school  children  in  the  State,  were 
won  by  Alfred  Segal,  Cincinnati,  and  Hugh  Hagan,  Spring 
field. 

The  Society  celebrated  the  Eighth  Commemorative  Service 
of  the  Battle  of  Lexington,  on  April  20th,  1902,  at  Mt.  Auburn 
Presbyterian  Church,  Cincinnati.  The  service  was  conducted 
by  the  Chaplain,  the  Rev.  Dr.  Henry  Melville  Curtis,  who 
delivered  the  address. 

The  121st  Anniversary  of  the  Surrender  of  Cornwallis  at 
Yorktown,  was  observed  by  the  Society  with  a  dinner  at  the 
Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati,  on  October  21,  1902.  The 


speaker  on  this  occasion  was  Mr.  Jackson  Wolcott  Sparrow, 
who  addressed  the  Society  on  "General  Lafayette  at  York- 
town." 

The  Eleventh  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Society  was  held  at 
the  Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  Monday  evening, 
February  23rd,  1903,  celebrating  the  171st  Anniversary  of 
Washington's  Birthday.  The  speakers  on  this  occasion  were 
Hon.  Howard  C.  Hollister  on  "The  Shadows  of  the  Revolu 
tion,"  and  Rev.  Dr.  Charles  F.  Goss,  on  "The  Changing  Ideals 
of  a  Nation."  The  prizes  awarded  at  this  meeting  in  the 
Prize  Essay  Contest  were  as  follows:  "Burgoyne's  Campaign 
won  by  Grace  Carver  Ransom,  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  of  the 
essay  "Paul  Jones,  His  connection  with  and  influence  upon 
the  American  Revolution,"  prizes  were  won  by  Nathan  T. 
Isaacs  and  Jean  Olive  Heck,  both  of  Hughes  High  School, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

On  April  19th,  1903,  the  Society  observed  its  Ninth  Com 
memorative  Service  of  the  Battle  of  Lexington,  at  Christ 
Episcopal  Church,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Services  were  con 
ducted  by  the  Chaplain,  the  Rev.  Dr.  John  Hugh  Ely.  The 
Rector  of  Christ  Church,  the  Rev.  Frank  H.  Nelson,  delivered 
the  address. 

The  122nd  Anniversary  of  the  Surrender  of  Cornwallis  at 
York  town,  was  celebrated  by  the  Society  with  a  dinner  at 
the  Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  19th,  1903. 
The  speaker  was  Mr.  Robert  Ralston  Jones,  on  "Benedict 
Arnold  and  the  Quebec  Campaign  of  1775."  Impromptu 
remarks  were  made  by  Hon.  William  R.  Warnock  and  Rev. 
Dr.  Dudley  Ward  Rhodes. 

The  Twelfth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Society,  celebrating 
the  172nd  Anniversary  of  Washington's  Birthday,  was  held 
at  the  Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  February  22nd, 
1904.  The  speaker  was  the  Hon.  Rufus  B.  Smith,  on  "The 
Principles  for  which  the  Revolution  was  Fought."  The 
winners  in  the  Prize  Essay  Contest  were  announced  as  fol 
lows:  On  "Campaigns  of  the  Revolution  in  the  Ohio  Valley 
and  their  effect  on  the  growth  of  the  United  States,"  by  Miss 
Juliette  Sessions,  Columbus,  Ohio  ;on  "George  Rogers  Clark"  by 
Louis  Lurie  and  Miss  Helen  Smickler,  both  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

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On  April  17th,  1904,  the  Society  observed  its  Tenth  Annual 
Celebration  of  the  Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Lexington, 
at  the  Episcopal  Church  of  our  Savior,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
The  services  were  conducted  by  the  Chaplain,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
John  Hugh  Ely,  and  the  Rector  of  the  Church,  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Dudley  Ward  Rhodes.  The  address  was  delivered  by  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Rufus  W.  Clark,  of  Detroit,  Michigan. 

The  123rd  Anniversary  of  the  Surrender  of  Cornwallis  at 
Yorktown,  was  celebrated  by  the  Society  at  the  Queen  City 
Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  October  19th,  1904.  The  speak 
ers  of  the  evening  were  Mr.  William  Walker  Smith,  Jr.,  on 
"A  Sketch  of  Events  which  resulted  in  the  Surrender  of 
Cornwallis;"  Dr.  Charles  W.  Dabney,  President  of  the  Uni 
versity  of  Cincinnati,  on  "A  New  Crisis;"  and  Hon.  Charles 
F.  Malsbary,  on  "Liberty  and  Education." 

The  Society  celebrated  the  173rd  Anniversary  of  the  Birth 
of  George  Washington,  and  its  Thirteenth  Annual  Meeting, 
by  a  dinner  at  the  Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on 
February  22,  1905.  The  speaker  was  the  Rev.  Francis 
Treadway  Clayton,  of  Williamstown,  Mass.,  on  "Loyalists 
and  Loyalism  during  the  Revolution."  The  usual  prizes 
for  the  best  essays  were  awarded  as  follows :  On  "The  Western 
Indians  in  the  Revolution,"  to  Wallace  Notestein,  Wooster, 
Ohio,  and  on  "The  Battle  of  Lexington,"  to  Misses  Florence 
E.  Gilliam  and  Lulu  Townsend  Armstrong,  both  of  Columbus, 
Ohio.  At  this  meeting  the  By-Laws  were  changed,  abandon 
ing  the  service  commemorative  of  the  Battle  of  Lexington, 
and  substituting  an  outdoor  meeting  on  or  about  June  17th, 
to  celebrate  the  Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

On  June  17th,  1905,  the  Society  and  its  guests  spent  the 
day  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  celebrating  the  Anniversary  of  the 
Battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  The  day  was  spent  visiting  various 
points  of  interest,  and  closing  with  a  dinner  at  the  Dayton 
Club. 

The  Society  celebrated  the  124th  Anniversary  of  the  Sur 
render  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown,  by  a  dinner  at  the  Queen 
City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  October  19,  1905.  Dr. 
Robert  Watson,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  as  the  speaker,  addressed 
the  Society  on  "The  Master  Work." 

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The  Society  observed  the  Fourteenth  Annual  Meeting  and 
the  174th  Anniversary  of  the  Birth  of  George  Washington 
by  a  dinner  at  the  Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  Feb 
ruary  22,  1906.  A  paper  on  "The  Character  of  Washington," 
by  Rev.  John  M.  Mackey,  who  was  absent  on  account  of 
sickness,  was  read  by  General  Benjamin  Rush  Cowen.  Prizes 
were  awarded  in  the  Prize  Essay  Contest,  as  follows:  On 
"Washington  as  a  General,"  to  Charles  Lloyd  Wyman, 
Painesville,  Ohio,  a  student  at  the  United  States  Military 
Academy  at  West  Point,  and  on  "The  Boston  Tea  Party," 
to  Misses  Eloise  Riddle,  Columbus,  Ohio,  Vesta  Seaman, 
Springfield,  Ohio,  Frank  Gaven,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Miss 
Edith  Lewis,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

On  June  16th,  the  Society  observed  the  Anniversary  of 
the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  by  an  outing  to  Fort  Ancient, 
about  forty  miles  east  of  Cincinnati.  A  lunch  was  served 
and  a  most  interesting  time  enjoyed. 

The  Society  celebrated  the  125th  Anniversary  of  the  Sur 
render  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown  by  a  dinner  at  the  Queen 
City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  October  19th,  1906.  The 
speaker  of  the  evening  was  Dr.  Guy  Potter  Benton,  President 
of  Miami  University,  Oxford,  Ohio,  who  spoke  on  "The 
Lesson  of  Yorktown." 

The  175th  Anniversary  of  the  birth  of  George  Washington, 
and  Fifteenth  Annual  Meeting,  was  observed  by  the  Society 
at  the  Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  February  22nd, 
1907.  Dr.  William  G.  Frost,  President  of  Berea  College, 
Berea,  Kentucky,  as  the  speaker  of  the  evening,  gave  an  address 
on  "Revolutionary  Descendants  in  our  Southern  Mountains." 

The  Society  celebrated  the  Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of 
Bunker  Hill  by  a  trip  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  on  June  16,  1907. 
The  party  was  shown  every  courtesy  by  the  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution  and  Colonial  Dames  and  Board  of 
Trade,  of  Marietta.  Every  point  of  Colonial  and  Revolu 
tionary  interest  was  visited,  including  a  ride  down  the  Ohio 
to  Blennerhassett  Island.  In  the  evening  a  dinner  was  given 
at  the  Elk's  Club,  Marietta.  Addresses  were  made  by  General 
William  R.  Warnock,  Dr.  Phineas  S.  Conner  and  Mr.  Herbert 
Jenney. 

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On  October  18th,  1907,  the  Society  celebrated  the  126th 
Anniversary  of  the  Surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown. 
The  speaker  was  Dr.  S.  D.  Fess,  President  of  Antioch  College, 
on  "Some  Reflections  on  the  Day  we  Celebrate." 

The  Society  observed  its  Sixteenth  Annual  Meeting  and 
176th  Anniversary  of  the  birth  of  George  Washington,  on 
February  22nd,  1908,  at  the  Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  by  a  dinner.  Hon.  E.  O.  Randall,  Secretary  of  the 
Ohio  Historical  and  Archeological  Society,  spoke  on  "Ancient 
Sires  and  Modern  Sons." 

The  Society  observed  the  Anniversary  of  the  Battle  of 
Bunker  Hill,  on  June  17th,  1908,  by  a  trip  to  Lexington, 
Kentucky,  visiting  the  numerous  points  of  history,  and  a 
lunch  at  the  Country  Club.  We  were  the  guests  during  the 
day,  of  the  Kentucky  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 

On  October  19th,  1908,  the  Society  celebrated  the  127th 
Anniversary  of  the  Surrender  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown,  by 
a  dinner  at  the  Queen  City  Club,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  On  this 
occasion,  members  of  the  Society  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution  of 
Kentucky,  were  the  guests.  The  speaker  of  the  evening  was 
Mr.  Samuel  M.  Wilson,  Secretary  of  the  Kentucky  Society, 
on  "The  Ohio  Valley  in  the  Revolution." 

In  1906,  the  Board  of  Managers  decided,  on  account  of  a 
growing  lack  of  responses  and  entries  in  the  Prize  Essay 
Contest,  to  discontinue  the  same.  In  its  place,  each  year 
since,  two  hundred  dollars  has  been  sent  to  Berea  College, 
Berea,  Kentucky,  to  aid  in  the  education  of  "descendants 
of  Revolutionary  Soldiers."  This  sum  of  money,  we  have 
been  assured  by  President  Frost,  aids,  very  materially  each 
year,  twenty  young  people.  The  Society,  in  making  this 
gift,  has  not  limited  it  to  either  sex,  but  left  it  open  to  the 
School  authorities  to  use  as  they  saw  best.  This  money 
was  added  to  the  Students'  Aid  Fund,  and  used  in  some  cases 
as  gifts  to  the  young  people,  and  in  other  cases  as  loans.  It 
can  thus  be  readily  seen  what  a  great  help  to  these  young 
people,  even  $200.00  per  year  is. 

In  1902,  a  movement  was  started  in  the  Society,  looking 
toward  the  location  and  marking  of  all  graves  of  Revolu 
tionary  Soldiers  buried  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  in-so-far  as  they 

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might  be  found.  To  this  end,  a  Committee  was  appointed, 
whose  report  will  be  found  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 

The  Society  exerted  considerable  influence  in  connection 
with  other  Societies,  to  prevent  the  demolition  of  the  Lytle 
House,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  This  was  a  very  old  and  his 
torical  place,  and  the  city  condemning  the  surrounding 
property  for  park  purposes,  it  was  planned  to  preserve  this 
house,  as  a  historical  museum ;  but  the  efforts  of  the  Society 
were  in  vain,  as  the  house  has  been  torn  down. 

In  1907,  a  movement  was  begun  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to 
quicken  interest  in  the  history  of  the  Ohio  Valley.  To  this 
end,  a  conference  was  held  in  Cincinnati,  to  which  this  Society 
sent  delegates.  This  movement  was  organized  into  The  Ohio 
Valley  Historical  Association,  of  which  the  Society  is  a 
member. 

Considerable  interest  has  been  aroused  by  the  movement 
to  fittingly  observe  the  Centennial  of  Lincoln's  birth.  In 
November,  1908,  this  Society  was  requested  to  send  dele 
gates  to  a  meeting  in  Cincinnati,  to  outline  plans.  On 
February  12,  1909,  the  day  was  celebrated  with  a  large 
meeting  in  Music  Hall,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  it  is  now  pur 
posed  to  erect  a  suitable  monument  in  Cincinnati. 

The  membership  at  this  time  is  well  over  two  hundred, 
and  growing  rapidly.  Interest  in  the  Society  is  general. 
Its  meetings  are  well  attended  and  thoroughly  enjoyed. 
There  are,  of  course,  many  men  in  the  State  who  are  eligible 
to  membership,  and  who  lack  but  the  incentive  to  affiliate, 
and  that  incentive  can  be  supplied  by  present  members  in 
bringing  to  the  attention  of  such  men,  the  great  benefits  and 
pleasure  of  membership  in  The  Ohio  Society  of  the  Sons  of 
the  Revolution. 


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REPORT  OF  THE   COMMITTEE  ON   MARKING 

THE  GRAVES  OF  REVOLUTIONARY 

SOLDIERS. 


This  Committee  has  been  engaged  for  several  years  past 
in  the  work  of  identifying  the  Revolutionary  soldiers  of 
Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  in  verifying  their  military 
records  and,  so  far  as  possible,  locating  their  places 
of  burial. 

The  plan  first  proposed,  was  that  of  marking  individual 
graves,  but  so  many  of  these  were  found  to  lie  in  cemeteries 
which  are  now  partially  abandoned  to  neglect,  if  not  worse, 
it  was  decided  that  a  surer  method  of  preserving  at  least 
the  names  of  Revolutionary  soldiers,  would  be  to  place 
them  upon  a  bronze  tablet.  Space  for  this  purpose  has  been 
allotted  our  Society  in  the  new  Memorial  Building  on  Kim 
street,  Cincinnati,  by  the  Commissioners  of  Hamilton 
county. 

In  pursuance  of  the  present  plan,  the  committee  has  ex 
amined  about  250  names,  of  which  138  were  those  of  Pen 
sioners,  and  the  remaining  112  were  of  Revolutionary  soldiers, 
not  pensioners.  The  work  is  by  no  means  closed;  stray  bits 
of  information  still  keep  coming  in  which  furnish  clues  to 
the  residence  or  burial  of  Revolutionary  soldiers  in  this  county. 
As  this  condition  is  likely  to  continue  for  some  time  to  come, 
perhaps  so  long  as  an  interest  in  the  matter  is  maintained, 
it  has  been  decided  to  arrange  for  the  early  installation  of 
the  bronze  tablet  with  provision  for  the  addition  of  such 
names  as  may  hereafter  be  secured. 

A  list  of  182  names  is  herewith  given,  grouped  in  general, 
according  to  the  states  in  which  service  was  performed. 

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The  conditions  under  which  each  name  has  been  accepted,  are : 
First :  military    service    during    the    American    Revolution 
which  can  be  verified  through  at  least  one  of  the  following 
sources  of  information: 

(a)  Original    documents;    as    commissions,    muster    rolls, 
discharge  papers,  etc. 

(b)  Certificate  of  membership  in  the  Military  Order  of  the 
Cincinnati. 

(c)  U.  S.  Pension  Bureau. 

(d)  Adjutant-General's  Office,  U.  S.  A. 

(e)  Official  state  records. 

(f)  Certificate  from  State  officials;  as  Adjutant-General, 
Land  Commissioner,  State  Custodians,   Librarians,  etc. 

Second :  residence  and  burial  in  Hamilton  county,  Ohio, 
as  established  by  contemporary  records,  wills,  deeds,  grave 
stones,  statements  of  descendants  or  other  evidence,  satis 
factory  to  the  committee.  Family  tradition,  unsupported 
by  authentic  record  of  some  kind,  has  not  been  accepted  for 
military  service. 

Of  the  182  names  thus  far  passed  upon  and  accepted,  123 
were  those  of  U.  S.  Pensioners,  and  59  were  of  Revolutionary 
soldiers  not  pensioners.  46  wills  of  Revolutionary  soldiers 
have  been  found  in  the  records  of  the  Probate  Court  of 
Hamilton  County;  and  69  gravestones,  carrying  inscriptions, 
have  been  found  in  widely  scattered  graveyards.  It  may  be 
here  explained  that  in  several  cases,  inscribed  gravestones  of 
the  wives  of  soldiers  were  found,  but  the  graves  of  Revolu 
tionary  soldiers  were  marked  only  by  rough  limestone  slabs. 
It  is  believed  that  the  bodies  of  a  number  of  soldiers  originally 
buried  in  early  Cincinnati  cemeteries,  now  obliterated,  were 
removed  to  modern  cemeteries.  Some  of  these  have  already 
been  found,  and  it  is  believed  that  others  will  be  discovered 
later  on. 

The  investigation  of  cemeteries  in  Hamilton  county  has 
played  an  important  part  in  the  work  of  the  committee ;  the 
cemeteries  actually  examined  in  search  of  gravestones,  or 
where  entirely  obliterated,  investigated  in  connection  with  such 
records  as  were  obtainable,  are  tabulated  below.  The  list  in 
cludes  private  as  \vell  as  public  cemeteries  in  Hamilton  county 

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Township.  Number  of  cemeteries. 

Anderson 28 

Cincinnati  (old  town) 12 

Colerain ;^0 

Columbia 17 

Crosby   9 

Delhi .'.'.'.'.'.'.  21 

Green 22 

Harrison 9 

Miami 1  (j 

Mill  Creek .',',',',  26 

Spencer (j 

Springfield 26 

Storrs  5 

Sycamore 18 

Symmes 6 

Whitewater 11 


Total.. 


Besides  the  above  a  number  of  cemeteries  were  examined 
which  lie  just  beyond  the  county  line  in  Dearborn  county, 
Indiana,  and  in  Butler,  Warren  and  Clermont  counties,  Ohio. 
Some  of  these  contain  soldiers  who  at  some  time  resided  in 
Hamilton  county,  but  who  were  buried  outside  the  county; 
while  the  scope  of  our  work,  so  far  as  the  bronze  tablet  is 
concerned,  is  properly  limited  to  Hamilton  county,  infor 
mation  has  been  gathered  relative  to  Revolutionary  soldiers 
buried  outside  of  the  county. 

It  need  hardly  be  stated  that  not  all  the  cemeteries  visited 
contained  bodies  of  Revolutionary  soldiers.  This  could  not, 
however,  be  determined  in  advance,  for  the  investigation 
has  shown  that  some  bodies  have  been  removed  and  re-in 
terred  not  less  than  twice  since  the  time  of  original  burial. 
The  records  of  even  the  most  modern  cemeteries  appear  to 
be  deficient  in  regard  to  the  re-interments  from  older  ceme 
teries  now  abandoned.  A  number  of  such  re-interments  have 
been  found  by  means  of  a  systematic  search  throughout  the 
cemeteries  themselves,  and  without  regard  to  their  records. 

The  trips  incidental  to  the  examination  of  country  grave 
yards,  having  been  made  largely  on  foot  (more  than  500  miles 
were  thus  traversed),  afforded  an  opportunity  for  meeting 
the  people  of  a  neighborhood,  and  through  such  personal 
intercourse,  accumulating  information  which  could  have  been 
gained  in  no  other  way. 

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It  is  only  proper,  in  this  connection,  to  recall  the  useful  and 
patriotic  work  performed  by  a  deceased  member  of  this  Soci 
ety,  Gen.  Samuel  F.  Gary,  and  published  in  the  year  book  of 
1895 ;  Gen.  Gary  was  assisted  in  his  work  by  the  late  General 
Brown,  who  was  long  connected  with  the  Pension  Bureau. 
The  list  prepared  by  Gen.  Gary  embraced  141  names;  of  these, 
128  have  been  included  in  those  placed  upon  the  design  for 
tablet;  10  were  of  persons  buried  outside  of  Hamilton  county, 
and  for  3  (not  pensioners)  no  authentic  record  of  service 
can  now  be  found. 

Of  names  additional  to  those  contained  in  year  book  of 
1895,  54  have  been  thus  far  accepted  as  satisfactory  after 
careful  examination;  and,  as  already  intimated,  other  names 
are  now  being  investigated,  with  a  probability  that,  for  a  con 
siderable  number,  satisfactory  evidence  will  be  found  as  re 
gards  both  military  record,  and  residence  in  Hamilton  County. 

As  originally  formed,  the  committee  included  Mr.  Herbert 
Jenneyj  Dr.  Andrew  Carr  Kemper,  and  the  present  Chairman. 
During  the  time  the  committee  has  been  at  work,  various 
changes  have  been  made  in  its  membership ;  one  of  the  original 
members,  Dr.  Kemper,  who  evinced  the  greatest  enthusiasm 
in  the  work,  died  in  1905. 

NEW    HAMPSHIRE. 

Christopher  Cary 1763-1837  Jonathan  Emerson  . .  .  .1755-1820 

Jonathan  Cilley 1763-1807  James  Kenniston 1756-1837 

John  Crary 1748-1838  Andrew  Norris 1762-1855 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Isaac  Bates   1763-1831  Richard  S.  Holden 1762-1 S21 

Nathaniel  Clark 1757-1832  Matthew  Jackson 1764-1823 

John  Cutter 1737-1793  John  \V.  Langdon 1759-1842 

Seth  Cutter   1760-1805  Isaac  Lewis 1755-1837 

Jesse  Downs 1764-1826  Jacob  Morgan 1760-1836 

Duncan  Dunn 1753-1834  Isaac  Tibbetts 1759-1825 

Reuben  Gage 1766-1849  Peter  Walker    1765-1838 

Asa  Gloyd   1757-1833 

CONNECTICUT. 

William  Brown 1759-1808  Edward  Miller 17-56-1823 

Ephraim  Buell 1741-1821  Daniel  Moss 1747-1843 

Jason  Bushnell   1763-1848  Osborn  Parsons 1763-1827 

William  Finch 1759-1849  Abijah  Phelps 1762-1833 

Ebenezer  W.  Finney.  .  .1755-1822  Samuel  Pierce 1759-1828 

Asa  Foster 1758-1827  Ezra  Sherman 1765- 

Joel  Green 1757-  Barnabas  Strong 1759-1821 

Abner  Hatch 1753-1819  Jonathan  Waring 1764-1836 

Eben  Rice  Hawley 1760-  Benjamin  Wood 1763-1834 

Oliver  Hays Levi  Wood 1757-1835 

Solomon  Howard 1761-1834 

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NEW  YORK. 

John  Bartle 1743-1839  John  Hudson 1768-1847 

John  Brasher 1764-1840  John  Lafler 1750-1822 

William  Brewster 1762-1834  Alex.  Lemon 1749-1824 

Henry  Gunsalus 1759-1839  David  Sprong  .            ..1763-1842 

Gershom  Hubbell         ..1766- 


John  Andrew 1744-1816 

Thomas  Auten 1759-1847 

David  Black 1763-1832 

John  Bonham 1760-1821 

Aaron  Bonnel   1758-1837 

Jacob  Broadwell 1766-1836 

William  Brown 1737-1831 

Jabez  Bruen 1730-1814 

John  Carle 1760-1833 

John  Charlton 1759-1848 

Joshua  Davis 1760-1839 

JehialDay 1758-1833 

Henry  Deats 1749-1823 

Isaac  Drake 1756-1832 

Benjamin  Engart 

Benjamin  Flinn 1763-1837 

Jonas  Frazee 1759-1859 

Gershom  Gard 1736-1807 

George  Gwinnup 

Adrian  Hageman 1747-1821 

Luther  Halsey 1758-1830 

John  Halstead 1754-1841 

James  Harmer 1753-1837 

James  Hillyer 1761-1846 

Abner  Johnson 1759-1832 

Thomas  Keelor 1764-1851 

Oliver  Kelly 

John  Kerr 

Thomas  Lacy 

James  Lyon 1755-1841 

Robert  McCullough .... 

Alex.  Martin   .  ..1758-1846 


NEW  JERSEY. 

1816  John  Meeker  
1847  Gershom  Norris  
1832  John  Parker  . 

.1759-1835 
.1745-1830 
1761-1844 

1821  David  Pierson  
1837  Jonathan  Pitman  .... 
1836  John  Riddle  

-1850 
.1747-1834 
.1761-1847 

1831  Bethuel  Riggs  

.1757-1835 

1814  Henry  Rogers  
1833  John  Rose  .  . 

.1752-1840 
.1760-1837 

1848  Joseph  Ross  
1839  John  Schooly  

.1750-1834 
.1761-1834 

1833  Daniel  Seward 

-1794 

1823  Elisha  Shepherd 

1750-1834 

1832  John  Shipman  
1842  William  Slay  back  .... 
1837  Abraham  Smith  

.1760-1834 
.1759-1836 
.1761-1824 

1859  Oliver  Spencer  
1807  Nicholas  Stevens  
1840  Hezekiah  Stites  
1821  Jedediah  Sturgis  
1830  Cornelius  R.  Sedam  .  . 
1841  John  Cleves  Symmes  .  . 
1837  Timothy  Symmes 

.1736-1811 
.1761-1838 
.1761-1842 
.1758-1838 
.1759-1823 
.1742-1814 
1744-1797 

1846  Price  Thompson  
1832  Henry  Tucker  
1851  John  B.  Turner  
1827  John  Van  Cleve  

.1756-1842 
.1760-1844 
.1760-1832 
-1791 

1840  Abraham  Voorhees  .  .  . 
1835  David  E.  Wade  
1841  Amos  Ward  
1820  Miles  Williams  
1846  Israel  Wood  

.1760-1830 
.1763-1846 
.1761-1837 
.1762-1837 
.1763- 

DELAWARE. 

John  Ca vender 


-1837 


Philip  Coke 


SOUTH    CAROLINA. 

Randall  Douglass 1763-1844 

NORTH    CAROLINA. 

..1753-1826  Richard  Hankins 


MARYLAND. 


Adam  Boss 

Jeremiah  Burrows. 
Dennis  Clark  .... 
Francis  Kelsimere 


-1833 
,1752-1836 
1756-1832 
1744-1826 


Henry  Loar 

William  Pack 

Philip  D.  Smith...  . 
Benjamin  Williams 


1749-1823 


1758-1820 

-1838 

1759-1837 

1758-1839 


PENNSYLVANIA. 

Richard  Allison 1758-1816  Peter  Lynch 1754-1829 

Richard  Arnold 1746-1843  David  McKnight 1760-1821 

Christian  Bickel 1753-1831  Moses  Maddock 1752-1826 

Abraham  Covalt 1734-1791  John  Matson -1804 

William  Delzell 1755-1837  Philip  Mitchell -1832 

Henry  Dugan 1736-1833  Abra'm  Pierson 

Robert  Elliot -1794  John  Richardson 1756-1823 

Thomas  Ewing 1743-1823  Thomas  Stacy -1837 

James  Gowdy   1758-1849  Benjamin  Stites -1804 

Michael  Hahn 1757-1792  Patrick  Sullivan 1747-1821 

James  Hathorn 1739-1835  John  Williams 1754-1823 

Frederick  Horn 1756-1838  Thomas  Williams 1754-1826 

George  Leiby 1753-1834  Henry  Willyard 1749-1830 

William  Lemond 1754-1827  William  Wilson 1757-1838 

David  Livingston 1737-1831 

VIRGINIA. 

John  Campbell 1750-1839  Cyrus  McCracken     -1782 

Neniad  Coleman 1746-1823  William  Neves 1751-1838 

Andrew  Cox 1761-1852  Zephaniah  Posey 1758-1826 

William  Grant 1751-1827  John  Robinson   1756-1842 

Anderson  Hipsher 1763-  Ballard  Smith -1794 

Abraham  Larew 1755-1840  William  Smith -1841 

Samuel  Limming -1834  Richard  Sparr 1757-1836 

Francis  McCormick 1764-1836 

SUPPLEMENTAL. 

Eleazer  Baldwin Conn. 

Lucius  Chapin Mass 1760-1842 

John  Jones Md 1764-1821 

Daniel  Davis N.  Y 1753-1851 

Cornelius  Little N.  J 1755-1834 

Gilbert  McCrea Penn 1758-1824 

Oliver  Martin N.  J 1762-1829 

John  Mercer N.  J -1806 

Francis  Nichols N.  H 1765-1808 

Samuel  Pierson N.  J. .  . 1753-1839 

Charles  Stone 1757-1848 

Cornelius  Snyder N.  Y 1762-1822 

Harmanus  Taulman N.  Y 1731-1796 

Jared  Turrill Conn 1757-1833 

In  general,  the  names  are  arranged  upon  the  design  for 
tablet  in  groups,  under  the  colony  for  which  service  was  per 
formed. 

In  their  work  of  investigation,  the  committee  has  received 
cordial  assistance  from  many  persons,  all  of  whom  can  not 
be  here  named ;  in  particular,  however,  thanks  are  due  to  the 
following : 

Hon.  Wm.  H.  Taft,  (when  Secretary  of  War,  1908). 

The  Trustees  of  the  Memorial  Building. 

The  Commissioners  of  Hamilton  County,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Harvey  Hannaford,  the  architect  of  Memorial  Hall. 

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The  Adjutant-General,  State  of  New  Jersey,  (R.  Heber 
Breintnall). 

The  Adjutant-General,  State  of  Connecticut. 

Captain  William  Holden,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Messrs.  James  Brown  Matson,  Edward  Wyllys  Buell  and 
Allen  Collier,  members  of  this  Society. 

Mr.  Martin  Pinney,  of  Mt.  Healthy,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Frank  C.  Stout,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Mr.   Charles  C.   Cooper,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

The  thanks  of  the  Committee  are  also  due  to  Mr.  Samuel 
Smith  Godley,  member  of  this  Society,  who  furnished  the 
design  for  the  tablet. 

Proposals  for  the  installation  of  the  tablet  were  received 
from  firms  in  Cincinnati,  Cleveland  and  New  York,  and  the 
work  has  been  awarded  to  the  lowest  bidders,  Paul  E.  Cabaret 
&  Company,  of  New  York,  for  the  sum  of  $1,315.00.  The 
conditions  of  the  contract  are  that  the  work  is  to  be  com 
pleted  in  1 2  weeks  from  the  receipt  of  notification  of  approval 
of  contract. 

As  it  is  proposed  to  continue  the  investigation  of  military 
service,  residence,  etc.,  of  Revolutionary  Soldiers  believed 
to  have  been  buried  in  this  county,  this  report  is  not  a  final 
one. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

ROBT.  RALSTON  JONES,  Chairman. 

HERBERT  JENNY, 

GEO.  B.  ORR, 

J.  GANO  WRIGHT. 


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MEMBERSHIP  ROLL. 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1904     ADAH,  CHARLES  FLAMEN,  New  York.  357 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Nicholson  Broughton. 

1898     ALLEN,  CHARLES  HENRY,  Jr.,  Cincinnati,  O.  281 

Third  in  descent  from  Benjamin  Allyn. 

1897     ALLEN,  STUART  ASHBY,  Cincinnati,  O.  268 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Ashby. 

1893  ANDERSON,  EDWARD  LOWELL,  Cincinnati,  O.  2 

Second  in  descent  from  Richard  Clough  Anderson. 

1900     ARMSTRONG,  FRANK  NEWTON,  Cincinnati,  O.         324 
Third  in  descent  from  Gideon  Newton. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Timothy  Newton. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Jacob  Parker. 

1900     ARMSTRONG,  GEORGE,  Cincinnati,  O.  314 

Third  in  descent  from  Jacob  Parker. 

1895     ARNOLD,  BRENT,  Cincinnati,  O.  183 

Third  in  descent  from  Roger  Thompson. 
Third  in  descent  from  David  Williams. 

1895     AVERY,  RALPH,  Cincinnati,  O.  194 

Second  in  descent  from  Stephen  Avery. 
Third  in  descent  from  Israel  Morgan. 

1894  BAILEY,  GILBERT  LANGDON,  Chicago.  87 

Fourth  in  descent  from  William  Brown. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Langdon. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Ward. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Lemuel  Perin. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Ephraim  Wescott. 
32 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1895  BALDWIN,  BERT  LECOMPT,  Cincinnati,  O.  164 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Riddle. 

1901     BALDWIN,  WARD,  Cincinnati,  O.  325 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Ar  tern  as  Ward. 

1897     BALLARD,  EDWARD  McCLURE,  Cincinnati,  O.          261 
Fourth  in  descent  from  William  Ballard. 

1896  BARTLETT,  BENJAMIN  DeWOLFE,  Cincinnati,  O.    226 

Third  in  descent  from  Arunah  Judd. 

1895  BATES,  EDWARD  MERRICK  IJNLEY,  Cincinnati, O.I 57 

Third  in  descent  from  Jonathan  Bates. 
Third  in  descent  from  Timothy  Hoadley. 

1896  BATTELLE,  JOHN  GORDON,  Columbus,  O.  213 

Third  in  descent  from  Ebenezer  Battelle. 

1895     ELAINE,  EPHRAIM  ROBERT,  Cincinnati,  O.  191 

Third  in  descent  from  Ephraim  Blaine. 

1895     BLAINE,  JOHN  EWING,  Cincinnati,  O.  185 

Third  in  descent  from  Ephraim  Blaine. 

1900     BLAINE,  JOHN  EWING,  Jr.,  Cincinnati,  O.  321 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Ephraim  Blaine. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Lyon. 

1903     BOGGESS,  JOHN  SAMUEL,  Washington,  D.  C.  354 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Conaway. 

1908     BROWN,  HENRY  ANDREW,  Cincinnati,  O.  387 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Deliverance  Brown. 

1899     BROWN,  MARK  ATKINS,  Cincinnati,  O.  312 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Thomas  Brown. 
33 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1900     BUELL,  EDWARD  WYLLYSS,  Cincinnati,  O.  316 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Daniel  Hand. 

1895  BULLOCK,  JAMES  WILSON,  Cincinnati,  O.  188 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  White. 

1906     BURGOYNE,  CHARLES  LYMAN,  Cincinnati,  O.          367 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Kingsbury. 

1896  BURKE,  CLARENCE  ELISHA,  Ne^.y  York.  239 

Third  in  descent  from  Sylvanus  Burke. 

1894  BUSHNELL,  JOHN  LUDLOW,  Springfield,  O.  96 

Third  in  descent  from  Jason  Bushnell. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Cornelius  Ludlow. 

1895  CADLE,  CORNELIUS,  Cincinnati,  O.  116 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Fiske. 

1893     CARROLL,  LOUIS,  Cincinnati,  O.  20 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Jacob  Piatt. 

1893     CARROLL,  ROBERT  DeVALCOURT,  Cincinnati,  O.      19 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Jacob  Piatt. 

1893  CARSON,  ARCHIBALD  IRWIN,  Cincinnati,  O.  21 

Third  in  descent  from  Abraham  George  Claypoole. 

1897  CARY,  SAMUEL  FENTON,  Jr.,  Cincinnati,  O.  263 

Third  in  descent  from  Roswell  Fenton. 

1898  CASTLE,  CHARLES  HENRY,  Cincinnati,  O.  113 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Archibald  Dick. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  William  Evans. 

1894  CIST,  CHARLES  MORETON,  Cincinnati,  O.  127 

Third  in  descent  from  Charles  Cist. 

34 


Accession 
Elected.  No 

1903     CLARK,  CHARLES  CRICHTON,  Indianapolis,  Ind.      345 
Third  in  descent  from  Thomas  Paxton. 

1896  CLARK,  JESSE  REDMAN,  Cincinnati,  O.  244 

Third  in  descent  from  Davis  Wasgatt. 

1906     COLE,  ALFRED  P.,  Cincinnati,  O.  375 

Third  in  descent  from  Ephraim  Cole. 

1893  COLLIER,  ALLEN,  Cincinnati,  O.  29 

Third  in  descent  from  Isaac  Collier. 
Third  in  descent  from  Lemuel  Gates. 

1898     COMEGYS,  CHARLES  GEORGE,  Cincinnati,  O.  292 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Marim. 

1897  CONNER,  JOHN  SANBORN,  Cincinnati,  O.  265 

Third  in  descent  from  Joseph  Conner. 

1896  CORSON,  HENRY  CLAY,  Akron,  O.  214 

Third  in  descent  from  Joseph  Edwards. 

1906     CO  WEN,  CLINTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  372 

Second  in  descent  from  William  Cowen. 

1897  CRELLIN,  LUCIUS  BLAKESLEE,  Arcanum, 

Darke  County,  O.  256 

Third  in  descent  from  Aaron  Taylor. 

1896     CROWELL,  JOHN  STEPHEN,  Springfield,  O.  219 

Third  in  descent  from  Aaron  Crowell. 

1894  CURTIS,  HENRY  MELVILLE,  Cincinnati,  O.  107 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Coe. 
Third  in  descent  from  Felix  Curtis. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Hull. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Stephen  Curtis. 
35 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1894  GUSHING,  WADE,  Cincinnati,  O.  52 

Third  in  descent  from  Nathaniel  Gushing. 

1908     DEANE,  CLINTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  388 

Third  in  descent  from  Benjamin  Davis. 

1900     DIEHL,  GEORGE  PAXTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  315 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Thomas  Paxton. 

1905     DISQUE,  BRICE  PURSHLL,  Ft.  Leavenworth,  Kas.      362 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Ross. 

1895  DOANE,  WILLIAM  HOWARD,  Cincinnati,  O.  168 

Second  in  descent  from  James  Treat. 

1895     DOLPH,  ALEXANDER  MILTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  171 

Third  in  descent  from  Moses  Dolph. 

1898     DOMINI CK,  GEORGE  DeFOREST,  Cincinnati,  O.        296 

Third  in  descent  from  George  F.  Dominick. 

1907  DOUGLAS,  GEORGE  ANSON,  Cincinnati,  O.  380 

Third  in  descent  from  Richard  Douglas. 

1908  DRURY,  ALEXANDER  GETCHELL,  Cincinnati,  O.    391 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Obediah  Williams. 

1908     DRURY,  ALEXANDER  GREER,  Cincinnati,  O.  390 

Third  in  descent  from  Obediah  Williams. 

1898     DURRELL,  JOSEPH  HUSTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  284 

Third  in  descent  from  William  Huston. 

1908     FAHNESTOCK,  GEORGE  CURRY,  Cincinnati,  O.        385 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Zebulon  Parke. 

1908     FAHNESTOCK,  LESLIE  MILLER,  Cincinnati,  O.         384 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Zebulon  Parke. 
36 


Accession 
Hlected.  ^o. 

1894     FELTON,  SAMUEL  MORSE,  Chicago,  111. .  84 

Third  in  descent  from  Charles  Lippitt. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Low. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Martin  Seamans. 

1896     FORAKER,  JOSEPH  BENSON,  Jr.,  Cincinnati,  O.        210 
Fourth  in  descent  from  John  James. 

1896  FORSYTHE,  ROBERT  ALLEN,  Cincinnati,  O.  234 
Third  in  descent  from  Samuel  Blackley  Webb. 

1906  FOSTER,  CORNELIUS  MATHERS,  Cincinnati,  O.        374 

Third  in  descent  from  James  Mathers. 

1897  GAITHER,  ALFRED,  Cincinnati,  O.  250 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Gaither. 

1893  GARRARD,  JEPTHA,  Cincinnati,  O.  18 

Third  in  descent  from  James  Chambers. 

1907  GATCH,  HAYWARD  DAVID,  Milford,  O.  377 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Elisha  Hutchinson. 

1897  GATCH,  LEWIS  NEWTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  273 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Elisha  Hutchinson. 

1898  GIBSON,  PETER,  New  York  City.  280 

Third  in  descent  from  Peter  Wickersham. 

1898     GIFFIN,  OTTO  HANLON,  St.  Clairsville,  O.  294 

Fourth  in  descent  from  William  Duvall. 

1894  GODLEY,  SAMUEL  SMITH,  Cincinnati,  O.  54 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Daniel  Piatt. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Philip  Grandin. 

1894     GOODMAN,  WILLIAM  AUGUSTUS,  Cincinnati,  O.         64 
Third  in  descent  from  Jacob  Piatt. 
37 


Accession 
Elected.  No, 

1895  GRAY,  ADAM,  Cincinnati,  O.  135 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Crary. 

1898     GREEK,  CLARENCE  NEWCOMBE,  Dayton,  O.  291 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Grimes. 

1893  GRIFFITH,  GRIFFITH  PRITCHARD,  Cincinnati,  O.    33 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Harmanus  Wendell. 

1896  GRIMES,  EDWARD  DAVIES,  Dayton,  O.  197 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Grimes. 
Third  in  descent  from  Charles  Greene. 

1894  GROESBECK,  TELFORD,  Cincinnati,  O.  28 

Third  in  descent  from  William  Burnet. 

1894     HALL,  CHARLES  GILBERT,  Chicago,  111.  100 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Shaylor. 
Third  in  descent  from  Silvanus  Hall. 

1894     HALL,  WILLIAM  ANDERSON,  Cincinnati,  O.  68 

Second  in  descent  from  Richard  dough  Anderson. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Elihu  Hall. 

1894     HANNA,  JOHN  PARKER,  Cincinnati,  O.  117 

Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Stephenson. 

1894     HANNA,  WILLIAM  THOMPSON,  Cincinnati,  O.  119 

Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Stephenson. 

1894     HARGRAVH,  EDWARD  HOLLISTER,  Norwood,  O.      80 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Joshua  Huddy. 

1897  HAWLEY,  GEORGE  BURT,  Cincinnati,  O.  251 

Third  in  descent  from  Amos  Hawley. 

38 


Accession 
Elected.  NO. 

1894  HAYES,  BIRCHARD  AUSTIN,  Toledo,  O.  71 

Third  in  descent  from  Roger  Birchard. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Daniel  Austin. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Elias  Birchard. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Isaac  Cook,  Jr. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Isaac  Cook,  Sr. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Israel  Smith. 
Third  in  descent  from  Isaac  Webb. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Matthew  Scott. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  William  Thompson. 
Third  in  descent  from  Rutherford  Hayes. 

1896     HAYNES,  GEORGE  WHITE,  Fremont,  O.  203 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Palmer. 

1896     HEYL,  ASHTON  BRYANT,  Cincinnati,  O.  205 

Fourth  in  descent  from  David  Heath. 

1895  HODGSON,  FRANK  DAY,  Chicago,  111.  133 

Third  in  descent  from  Daniel  Baker. 
Third  in  descent  from  Benjamin  Crane. 

1900  HOLLISTER,  BURTON  P.,  Cincinnati,  O.  317 

Third  in  descent  from  Elijah  Strong  Hollister. 

1903     HOLLISTER,  HOWARD  CLARK,  Cincinnati,  O.  355 

Third  in  descent  from  Elijah  Strong  Hollister. 

1906     HOPKINS,  WILLIAM  HARVEY,  Cincinnati,  O.  376 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Joshua  Huddy. 

1898     HOUGHTON,  CHARLES  D.  MANSFIELD, 

Indianapolis,  Ind.  288 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Nehemiah  Houghton,  Sr. 

1901  HOUGHTON,  HENRY  SPENCER,  Wuhu,  China.          329 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Nehemiah  Houghton,  Sr. 

39 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1900     HUNT,  HENRY  THOMAS,  Cincinnati,  O.  323 

Fourth  in  descent  from  George  Nicholas. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Robert  Carter  Nicholas. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Trotter. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Galloway,  Sr. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Thomas  Townsley. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  John  Smith. 

1903     HUNTSMAN,  FRANK,  Cincinnati,  O.  350 

Third  in  descent  from  Jonathan  Huntsman. 

1894     KURD,  ETHAN  OSBORN,  Plainville,  O.  58 

Third  in  descent  from  Nathan  Hurd. 
Second  in  descent  from  Ethan  Osborn. 
Third  in  descent  from  John  Osborn. 

1896     HUTTON,  JAMES  MORGAN,  Cincinnati,  O.  222 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Jacob  Morgan. 

1896  JENNEY,  HERBERT,  Cincinnati,  O.  223 

Third  in  descent  from  Levy  Jenney. 
Third  in  descent  from  Samuel  Procter. 

1894  JONES,  FRANK  JOHNSTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  94 

Third  in  descent  from  Jonathan  Jones. 

1897  JONES,  ROBERT  RALSTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  262 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Chester. 
Third  in  descent  from  Robert  Ralston. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Jabez  Huntington. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Mathew  Clarkson. 
Third  in  descent  from  Samuel  Beach. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Enoch  Beach. 

1895  JONES,  SAMUEL  FOSDICK,  Denver,  Colo.  160 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Jonathan  Jones. 
40 


Accession 
Elected.  N0 

1894  JONES,  WALTER  ST.  JOHN,  Cincinnati,  O.  93 

Third  in  descent  from  Jonathan  Jones. 

1906     KALEY,  ARTHUR  NELSON,  Massillon,  O.  368 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Sawtell  H.  Holden. 

1908     KEMPER,  EDWIN  WILSON,  Cincinnati,  O.  386 

Fifth  in  descent  from  John  Hathaway. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Charles  Kemper. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Moses  Curtis. 
Third  in  descent  from  Joel  Hart. 

1896     KINSEY,  BOYDEN,  Cincinnati,  O.  201 

Sixth  in  descent  from  Jonathan  Ingham. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Kinsey. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Cornelius  Ludlow. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Montgomery. 

1895  KINSEY,  GEORGE,  Cincinnati,  O.  150 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Kinsey. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Jonathan  Ingham. 

1900     KNIGHT,  ALFRED,  Cincinnati,  O.  313 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Abraham  Jones,  Jr. 

1898     LaBACH,  JAMES  OSCAR,  Lexington,  Ky.  297 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Gerardus  Ryker. 

1898     LaBACH,  PAUL  MAYER,  Lexington,  Ky.  298 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Gerardus  Ryker. 

1894     LAWS,  HARRY  LANGDON,  Cincinnati,  O.  89 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Langdon. 

1906     LAYTON,  SAMUEL  HERRICK,  Xenia,  O.  366 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Prentice. 

41 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1894  LINDLEY,  CHARLES  NEWTON,  New  York  City.         65 

Fourth  in  descent  from  William  Bartlett. 

1900  LITTLE,  GRIFFITH  CHARLES,  Cincinnati,  O.  322 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  McKinney. 
P^ourth  in  descent  from  Rufus  Cone. 

1895  LLOYD,  JOHN  URI,  Cincinnati,  O.  162 

Third  in  descent  from  Daniel  Ashley. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Ashley. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Coe. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Josiah  Gates,  Jr. 

1906     LOCKE,  WILLIAM  STANTON,  Norwood,  O.  369 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Joshua  Huddy. 

1902  LOVFJOY,  GEORGE  M.,  Cincinnati,  O.  342 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Lovejoy. 

1895     LOWES,  WILLIAM  ELLIOTT,  Baltimore,  Md.  141 

Third  in  descent  from  James  Lowes. 
Third  in  descent  from  James  Elliott. 

1901  McGREW,  SAMUEL  J-,  Springfield,  O.  331 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Miller. 

1903  McGRO ARTY, WILLIAM  BUCKNERJacksonville,Fla.346 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Nicholas  Taliaferro. 

1895     McKEE,  EDWARD  SYDNEY,  Cincinnati,  O.  186 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Mills. 
Third  in  descent  from  John  McKee. 
Third  in  descent  from  William  McClintock. 

1906     MACK,  EDWARD,  Cincinnati,  O.  370 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Klisha  Scovell. 
42 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1895  MACKOY,  HARRY  BRENT,  Covington,  Ky.  167 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Hugh  Brent. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Ignatius  Taylor. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Rowland  Chambers. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Maurice  Langhorne. 

1902  MACREADY,  JOHN  HART,  Cincinnati,  O.  343 

Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Hart. 

1903  MALSBARY,  CHARLES  FRANKLIN,  Cincinnati,  O.    352 

Third  in  descent  from  Price  Thompson. 

1906     MARSH,  FRANK  EGGLESTON,  Milwaukee,  Wis.         373 
Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Conant. 

1902     MARSHALL,  ELBERT  PIKE,  Cincinnati,  O. 
Third  in  descent  from  Thomas  Alston. 

1894     MARTIN,  DAVID  BRENNEMAN,  Baltimore,  Md.         108 
Third  in  descent  from  David  Martin. 

1908     MARTIN,  LOUIS  HENRY,  Cincinnati,  O.  393 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Ichabod  Marshall. 

1894     MARTIN,  OSCAR  THADDEUS,  Springfield,  O.  109 

Third  in  descent  from  David  Martin. 

1898     MARTIN,  PAUL  CURTIS,  Springfield,  O.  295 

Fourth  in  descent  from  David  Martin. 

1896  MATSON,  JAMES  BROWN,  Home  City,  O.  208 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Matson. 

1894     MERRELL,  GEOP.GE,  Cincinnati,  O.  42 

Third  in  descent  from  Joseph  Poor. 

1894     MILLER,  FRANK  HATHAWAY,  Cincinnati,  O.  83 

Third  in  descent  from  Luke  Miller. 
43 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1895  MILLER,  GRIFFIN  TAYLOR,  Cincinnati,  O.  145 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Edward  Thomas. 

1894     MORGAN,  ASA  BUSHNELL,  Cincinnati,  O.  49 

Third  in  descent  from  Jason  Bushnell. 

1905     MULFORD,  REN,  Jr.,  Norwood,  O.  360 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Robert  Brown. 

1893  NELSON,  CARLTON  TAYLOR,  Columbus,  O.  9 

Third  in  descent  from  David  Nelson,  Sr. 

1896  NEWTON,  CHARLES  HUMPHREY,  Marietta,  O.         232 

Third  in  descent  from  Elias  Newton. 

1903     NORRIS,  HENRY  McCOY,  Cincinnati,  O.  353 

Third  in  descent  from  Jonathan  Norris 

1896     NOYES,  JOSEPH  CHEEVER,  Cincinnati,  O.  224 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Noyes. 

1894  ORR,  GEORGE  BURNET,  Cincinnati,  O.  72 

Third  in  descent  from  Jacob  Piatt. 

1901     ORR,  JAMES  POTTER,  Cincinnati,  O.  330 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Robert  Orr. 

1894  OUTCALT,  MILLER,  Cincinnati,  O.  62 

Third  in  descent  from  William  Brown. 

1908     PATTEN,  EDWARD  AMBROSE,  Madisonville,  O.   .      392 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Roswell  Miner. 

1895  PATTERSON,  JOHN  HENRY,  Dayton,  O.  136 

Second  in  descent  from  Robert  Patterson. 

1895     PATTERSON,  STEPHEN  JOHNSTON,  Dayton,  O.       138 
Second  in  descent  from  Robert  Patterson. 
44 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1907     PATTON,  JOHN  ELAINE,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  378 

Fourth  in  descent  from  George  Patton. 

1895  PAXTON,  THOMAS  B ARBOUR,  Cincinnati,  O.  154 

Second  in  descent  from  Thomas  Paxton. 

1901     PECK,  ARTHUR  MINOT,  Cincinnati,  O.  326 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Eleazer  Weld. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Peck. 

1896  POGUE,  ROBERT  WEST,  Cincinnati,  O.  209 

Sixth  in  descent  from  Hope  Lathrop. 

1893     POMEROY,  GEORGE  ELTWEED,  Toledo,  O.  6 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Seth  Pomeroy. 

1907     POPE,  ARTHUR  LEWIS,  Norwood,  O.  382 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Daniel  Avery. 

1893  PUGH,  ACHILLES  HENRY,  Cincinnati,  O.  3 

Third  in  descent  fromjohn  Pugh. 

1897  PUGH,  ACHILLES  HENRY,  Jr.,  Cincinnati,  O.  272 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Pugh. 

1901     PUNSHON,  THOMAS  BROWN,  Cincinnati,  O.  328 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Langdon. 
Third  in  descent  from  William  Brown. 

1894  PUTNAM,  DOUGLAS,  Jr.,  Ashland,  Ky.  69 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Israel  Putnam,  Sr. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Israel  Putnam,  Jr. 

1895  PUTNAM,  LOUIS  REPPERT,  Ashland,  Ky.  152 

Sixth  in  descent  from  Israel  Putnam,  Sr. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Israel  Putnam,  Jr. 
45 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1893  RAWSON,  EDWARD  STEPHEN,  New  York.  39 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Levi  Rawson. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Edward  Rawson. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Adams. 

1894  REvSOR,  ROBERT  LIVINGSTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  60 

Fourth  in  descent  from  William  Burnet. 

1902     REYNOLDS,  CHARLES  WAUGH,  Covington,  Ky.       335 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Jackson. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Reynolds. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Thomas  Reynolds. 

1902     REYNOLDS,  ORRIN  A.,  Covington,  Ky.  333 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Thomas  Reynolds. 
Third  in  descent  from  Joseph  Reynolds. 
Third  in  descent  from  Samuel  Jackson. 

1902     REYNOLDS,  ORRIN  LYLE,  Covington,  Ky.  334 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Jackson. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Joseph  Reynolds. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Thomas  Reynolds. 

1893     RHODES,  DUDLEY  WARD,  Cincinnati,  O.  38 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Artemas  Ward. 

1896     RHODES,  THOMAS  DANIEL,  New  York.  212 

Fourth  in  descent  from  William  Wheatley. 
Third  in  descent  from  Jacob  Houseman. 

1906     RICHARDSON,  ROBERT  EDWIN,  Aliquippa,  Pa.        365 
Fourth  in  descent  from  William  Chamberlin. 

1898     RICKEY,  SAMUEL  WEBSTER,  Cincinnati,  O.  278 

Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Fleming. 
46 


Accession 
Elected.  J\TO 

1897     RODGERS,  JAMES  GODMAN,  Springfield,  O.  271 

Third  in  descent  from  Richard  Rodgers. 
Third  in  descent  from  Andrew  Rodgers. 

1902  RUSSELL,  WILLIS   W.,  New  York.  341 

Third  in  descent  from  Ashur  Russell. 

1895     SAFFARRANS,GEORGE  COOLIDGE,Ft.  Thomas,Ky.l46 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Coolidge. 

1894  SCHENCK,  SCHUYLER  CHARLES,  Toledo,  O.  Ill 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Richard  Failey. 

1909     SCOTT,  FRANCIS  LOUIS,  Cincinnati,  O.  394 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Ignatius  Boone. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Robert  Good. 

1903  SHILLITO,  STEWART,  Cincinnati,  O.  347 

Third  in  descent  from  William  Sterrett. 

1895  SHOEMAKER, FREDERICK  BELLINGER,Toledo,0. 176 

Third  in  descent  from  Hanyoost  Shoemaker. 
Third  in  descent  from  Michael  Myers. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Henry  Herter. 

1894     SHOEMAKER,  MICHAEL  MYERS,  Cincinnati,  O.          76 
Third  in  descent  from  Hanyoost  Shoemaker. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Henry  Herter. 
Third  in  descent  from  Michael  Myers. 

1894     SHOUSE,  WILLIAM  HENRY,  Cincinnati,  O.  126 

Second  in  descent  from  Richard  Sparks. 

1907     SLOCUM,  CHARLES  ELIHU,  Defiance,  O.  379 

Second  in  descent  from  Joseph  Slocum. 
47 


Accession 
Elected.  No- 

1909     SLOCUM,  STEPHEN  ELMER,  Cincinnati,  O.  395 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Slocum. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Albert  Slingerland. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Rynier  Vanclen  Bergh. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Adam  Conde  (Condey). 

1909     SMITH,  GEORGE  CLEMENT,  Morrow,  O.  397 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Levi  Smith. 

1895     SMITH,  WILLIAM  WALKER,  Cincinnati,  O.  166 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Levi  Smith. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Martin  Smith. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  David  Walker. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Jeremiah  Vanderventer. 

1899     SPARROW,  JACKSON  WOLCOTT,  Cincinnati,  O.         304 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Abner  Hubbard. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Nathaniel  Hamlin. 

1897     STEDMAN,  CHARLES  JAMES,  Cincinnati,  O.  270 

Third  in  descent  from  John  Huntington. 

1895     STEELE,  FREDERIC  LINCOLN,  Cincinnati,  O.  179 

Third  in  descent  from  Michael  McClary. 

1902     STITES,  BENJAMIN  HEZEKIAH,  Cincinnati,  O.          340 
Third  in  descent  from  Hezekiah  Stites. 

1902     TAYLOR,  WILLIAM  JORDAN,  Cincinnati,  O.  336 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Asa  Haynes. 

1893     TINGLEY,  CLEM  HENRY,  Columbus,  O.  17 

Fourth  in  descent  from  Gustavus  Scott. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Samuel  Love. 
Fifth  in  descent  from  Charles  Jones. 

1899     TORRENCE,  GEORGE  PAULL,  Marion,  Ind.  308 

Third  in  descent  from  Joseph  Torrence. 

48 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1899     WARD,  WILLIAM  SPENCER,  Cincinnati,  O.  303 

Third  in  descent  from  William  Ward. 

1898     WARNOCK,  WILLIAM  R.,  Urbana,  O.  290 

Third  in  descent  from  Thomas  Smith. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Reynolds. 

1901     WATERMAN,  SHERMAN  JEWETT,  Cincinnati,  O.      332 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Asa  Waterman. 

1904     WEBNER,  FRANK  ERASTUS,  Cincinnati,  O.  358 

Fifth  in  descent  from  Silas  Peck. 

1904  WILTSEE,  CLIFFORD  ALBERT,  Cincinnati,  O.  356 

Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Lyon. 

1905  WILTSEE,  PERCY  LEONARD,  Cincinnati,  O.  361 

Fourth  in  descent  from  James  Lyon. 

1909     WINSLOW,  HOWARD  SYDENHAM,  Cincinnati,  O.     396 
Third  in  descent  from  Stephen  Jackson. 

1894     WITT,  GEORGE  CLINTON,  Cincinnati,  O.  99 

Third  in  descent  from  Samuel  Gosling. 

1894  WOOD,  CHARLES  LEONARD,  Piqua,  O.  66 

Third  in  descent  from  Joshua  Davis. 
Third  in  descent  from  Peter  Robertson. 
Third  in  descent  from  Abijah  Wood. 
Third  in  descent  from  Stephen  Washer. 

1895  WOOD,  CHARLES  MORGAN,  Dayton,  O.  182 

Fifth  in  descent  from  William  Shreve. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Jacob  Morgan. 

1895     WOOD,  EPHRAIM  MORGAN,  Dayton,  O.  190 

Third  in  descent  from  Jacob  Morgan. 
49 


Accession 
Elected.  No. 

1898     WOOD,  HARLEY  KIRK,  Piqua,  O.  300 

Third  in  descent  from  Abijah  Wood. 

1895     WOODHULL,  LAMBERT,  Dayton,  O.  193 

Third  in  descent  from  Benjamin  Dennis. 

1900     WOOLSON,  ALVIN  MANSFIELD,  Toledo,  O.  318 

Third  in  descent  from  Nehemiah  Batchellor. 

1898     WRIGHT,  JOHN  GANG,  Cincinnati,  O.  277 

Fourth  in  descent  from  John  Gano. 

1907     YEISER,  HENRY  CRAIG,  Cincinnati,  O.  383 

Fourth  in  descent  from  David  Jameson. 

1894     YERGASON,  HENRY  CHRISTOPHER,Cincinnati,  O.I 02 
Third  in  descent  from  Jairus  Smith,  Jr. 
Fourth  in  descent  from  Ebenezer  Bingham. 


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RECORD  OF  ANCESTORS. 


REVOLUTIONARY  ANCESTORS 

OF  THE  SONS  OF  THE  REVOLUTION  IN  THE  STATE  OF  OHIO. 


ABBOTT,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.     1741-1778. 

Wyoming,  Pa.  Private  in  Capt.  John  Durkee's  Company,  Pennsylvania 
Troops,  May  9,  1775— December  10th,  1775.  In  Battle  at  Wyoming,  July 
3,  1778.  Killed  by  Indians,  August,  1778. 

Reference:  Certificate  from  State  Librarian  of  Pennsylvania.  Miner's  History 
of  Wyoming,  pp.  239-40.  Weaver's  Ancient  Windham  Genealogy.  Kulp's 
Families  of  the  Valley.  History  of  Luzerne  Co.,  p.  198,  Hinman's  War  of  the 
Revolution,  p.  156. 

ADAMS,  DR.  JOSEPH,  Massachusetts. 

Mendon,  Mass.     Surgeon's  Mate  of  Reads'  Massachusetts  Regiment,  May  to 

December,  1775.     Surgeon's  Mate,   15th  Continental  Infantry,  January  1   to 

December  31,  1776. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  page  58. 

Rawson,  Edward  Stephen. 

ALLYN,  BENJAMIN,  Massachusetts.     1754-1840. 

Barnstable,  Mass.     Private  in  Capt.  George  Lewis'  Company,  Col.  Freeman's 

Regiment,  Massachusetts  Troops,  September  6th,  1778.     Served  on  alarms  at 

Dartmouth,  Bedford  and  Falmouth. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 

Allen,  Charles  Henry,  Jr. 

ALSTON,  THOMAS,  New  Jersey.     1753-1833. 

Served  as  Ensign  of  the  First  Regiment,  Middlesex  Co.,  N.  J.  Militia,  Col.  John 

Webster,   during  the  Revolutionary  War.     The  date  of  his  commission  was 

June  22nd,  1780. 
Reference:     Certificate  of  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  State  of  New  Jersey. 

Marshall,  Elbert  Pike. 

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ANDERSON,  RICHARD  CLOUGH,  Virginia.     Kentucky.     1750-1826. 

Captain  5th  Va.  Regiment  Continental  Line;  Major  1st  Va.  Regiment  Conti 
nental  Line;  Major  Sixth  Va.  Regiment  Continental  Line;  Lieut-Col.  1st 
Va,  Regiment  Continental  Line;  Brigadier-Gen'l.  Va.  Militia;  Aide-de-Camp 
to  Gen'l.  Lafayette;  original  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

R-eference:     Heitman's    Historical    Register.       Certificate  of  membership    in  the 
Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 
Anderson,  Edward  Lowell. 
Hall,  William  Anderson. 

ASHBY,  JOHN,  Virginia.     1755-1815. 

Fauquier  Co.,  Va.  Captain  in  3rd  Virginia  Regiment,  Continental  Line 
from  March  18,  1776  to  October  30,  1777. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  68.     E.  A.  Pollard's  Southern  His 
tory  of  the  War,  p.  396  et  seq. 
Allen,  Stuart  Ashby. 

ASHLEY,  DANIEL,  New  Hampshire.      1754-1810. 

1st  Lieut.  Baldwin's  Reg't.  N.  H.  Militia.  Member  of  Constitutional  Conven 
tion,  1778. 

Reference:     Heitman's    Historical    Register.     New    Hampshire    State    Archives. 
Lloyd,  John  Uri. 

ASHLEY,  SAMUEL,  New  Hampshire.     1720-1792. 

Colonel  of  N.  H.  Regiment  Militia.      1775. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Lloyd,  John  Uri. 

AUSTIN,  DANIEL,  Connecticut.     1720-1804. 

Private  in  Captain  Seymour's  Light  Dragoons,  Major  Bull,  Norwalk  Alarm, 
July  8  to  19,  1779;  Private  in  Captain  Van  Duersen's  Company,  State  Guards, 
stationed  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  February  21  to  August  1,  1781. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  549,  575. 
Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 

AVERY,  DANIEL,  Connecticut.     1740-1781. 

Was  Ensign  under  Col.  Ledyard  and  was  killed  on  above  date  at  Fort  Griswold, 
in  the  Battle  of  Groton  Heights,  in  Benedict  Arnold's  attack  upon  New  Lon 
don,  Conn. 

Reference:     Connecticut  Men  in  the  Revolution,  p.  577. 
Pope,  Arthur  Lewis. 

AVERY,  STEPHEN,  Connecticut.     1756-1828. 

Private  in  Fourth  Connecticut  Regiment,  Col.  Samuel  Selden,  until  December 

25,  1776.      July    5,  1780,  re-enlisted    in  same  regiment,  commanded   by  Col. 

Durkee. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  191,  405. 

A  very,  Ralph. 

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BAKER,  DANIEL,  New  Jersey.     1753-1814. 

Westfield,  N.  J.;  enrolled  as  Corporal  1st  Battalion  N.  J.  Continental  Line, 
November  13,  1775;  Private  in  1st  Regiment  Essex  Co.,  N.  J.,  Militia;  pro 
moted  to  Ensign  and  served  through  the  war. 

Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.  448. 
Hodgson,  Frank  Day. 

BALLARD,  WILLIAM,  Virginia.     1732-1799. 

Culpepper  Co.,   Va.   Lieutenant  of    Artillery,  Virginia  Line,  in  service  three 

years. 
Reference:     Certified  copy  of  warrant  160,  Book  1,  p.  28,  Land  Office  Records, 

Richmond,  Virginia. 

Ballard,  Edward  McClure. 

BARBER,  STEPHEN,  Connecticut. 

Hebron,  Conn.    Corporal  Hebron  Company,  Lexington  Alarm. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  13. 

BARLOW,  AARON,  Connecticut.     1750-1800. 

Of  Redding,  Fairfield  Co.,  Conn.      Private  in  10th  Company,  5th    Regiment, 

Conn.;   Ensign  in  Capt.  Gray's  Company,  October,   1777. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  71,  576. 

BARTLETT,  WILLIAM,  Massachusetts.     1741-1794. 

First    Naval    Agent    of    the    Port    of    Beverly,  Mass.,  appointed    by    General 

George  Washington  at  the  Siege  of  Boston. 
Reference:     Washington's  Correspondence. 

Lindley,  Charles  Newton. 

BATCHELLOR,  NEHEMIAH,  Massachusetts.     1741-1822. 

Grafton,  Mass.  Private,  Lexington  Alarm,  Capt.  Win.  Whitcomb's  Company, 
Col.  James  Prescot's  Regiment.  Second  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Silas  Taylor's  3rd 
Company  from  Stowe,  Mass.,  July  2nd,  1776.  Second  Lieutenant,  Capt.  May- 
nard's  Company,  4th  Middlesex  Regiment,  Col.  Thatcher  commanding,  Decem 
ber  11,  1776.  Second  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Rob't.  Cutting's  Company,  Col. 
Mclntosh's  Regiment,  Rhode  Island  Alarm,  Lo veil's  Brigade,  August  1,  1778, 
to  September  13,  1778. 

Reference:  Massachusetts  Revolutionary  Records,  Vol.  13,  p.  168;  Vol.  14,  p. 
150;  Vol.  28,  p.  118;  Vol.  41,  p.  107.  Rhode  Island  Records,  Vol.  1,  p.  149. 
Woolson,  Alvin  Mansfield. 

BATES,  JONATHAN,  Massachusetts.     1757-1829. 

Hingham,  Mass.  Private  in  Capt.  Cushing's  Company,  Col.  Greaton's  Regiment 
May  22,  1775;  private,  Capt.  Cushing's  Company,  Col.  Heath's  Regiment, 
October  5,  1775;  private,  Capt.  Cushing's  Company,  Col.  Solomon  Lovell's 
Regiment,  December  4,  1776;  private  in  Capt.  Clark's  Company,  June  5,  1780. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Revolutionary  War  Service  from  Massachusetts  Secre 
tary  of  State. 
Bates,  Edward  Merrick  Lindley. 

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BATTELLE,  EBENEZER,  Massachusetts.     1754-1815. 

Ebenezer  Battelle's  name  appears  with  rank  of  Captain,  on  the  Lexington 
Alarm  Roll,  of  his  own  Company,  which  marched  on  the  Alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Dedham,  Mass.  His  name  appears  on  the  paymaster's  Abstract 
of  Captain  Battelle's  Company  of  Col.  Mclntosh's  Regiment  for  service,  rations, 
etc.,  in  March,  1776,  the  service  was  taking  possession  of  and  fortifying  Dor 
chester  Heights,  Mass.  Capt.  Battelle's  name  appears  in  an  official  record  of  a 
ballot  by  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Mass.,  dated  April  1,  1780,  as  having 
been  chosen  to  the  office  of  2nd  Major  of  the  1st  Regiment  of  Militia  of  County 
Suffolk,  Mass.  Appointment  concurred  in  by  the  Council  April  1,  1780. 
Graduated  from  Harvard.  Member  of  the  "Ohio  Company,"  and  the  Ancient 
and  Honorable  Artillery  Company  of  Boston.  One  of  the  first  settlers  of 
Ohio,  at  Marietta,  in  May,  1778. 

Reference:     Commonwealth  of    Mass.    Rev.  War  Records,  Vol  2,  p.  241;  Vol.  17, 
p.  77;  Vol.  226,  p.  498. 
Battelle,  John  Gordon. 

BEACH,  ENOCH,  New  Jersey.      1737-1814. 

Captain  in  the  Eastern  Battalion,  Morris  County,  New  Jersey  Militia.  Partici 
pated  in  the  Battle  of  Springfield,  New  Jersey,  June  23,  1780. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant  General,  State  of  New  Jersey. 
Jones,  Robert  Ralston. 

BEACH,  SAMUEL,  New  Jersey.     South  Carolina.     1761-1793. 

Hanover,  N.  J.     Private  in  Capt.  Enoch  Beach's  Company,  Eastern  Battalion 

Morris  County,  New  Jersey  Militia.     Participated  in  the  engagements  at  Lyon's 

Farms  and  at  Springfield,  N.  J.,  June  23,  1780. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant  General,  State  of  New  Jersey. 

Jones,  Robert  Ralston. 

BEDINGER,  HENRY,  Pennsylvania.     West  Virginia.      1758-1843. 

York,  Pa.     Private  June    1775,   Captain    Hugh  Stephenson's   Company,   3rd 

Lieutenant,  July  9,  1776;  2nd  Lieutenant,  llth  Virginia,  November  13,  1776; 

1st  Lieutenant,    September   23,  1777;    Captain,  May  21,  1781;    served   to   the 

end  of  the  war. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register.     Photograph  of  Commission. 

BENEFIELD,  GEORGE,  Pennsylvania.      1759-1832. 

He  was  a  private  in  Captain  James  Patton's  Company,  4th  Battalion,  Cumber 
land  County,  Pennsylvania  Militia,  Col.  Samuel  Culbertson,  in  service  August 
19,  1780. 

Reference:     Penna.  Archives,  3rd  series,  Vol.  23,  p.  704. 
Labach,  James  Oscar. 
Labach,  Paul  Mayer. 

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BIGELOW,  ASA,  Connecticut.     1755-1830. 

Colchester,  Conn.  Sergeant  in  Captain  Amos  Jones'  Company,  Connecticut 
Militia,  Lexington  Alarm,  1775;  and  Assistant  Commissary  to  Col.  Champion, 
Commissary  General. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  7,  531. 

BILLINGS,  JOHN,  Connecticut.— 1781. 

Private  in  Captain  James  Chapman's  Company,  6th  Regiment,  Connecticut 
Line,  Col.  S.  H.  Parsons.  Private  in  Connecticut  Militia.  Killed  at  Groton 
Heights,  Sept.  6,  1781. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  75,  577. 

BILLINGS,  SAMUEL,  Connecticut.     1718-1781. 

Private  in  Capt.  Samuel  Ranson's  Company,  Wyoming,   Conn.   Militia,    1776. 

Private  in  Capt.  James  Eldridge's  Company,  1st  Reg't.  Conn.  Line,  Col.  Jedediah 

Huntington,    1777-1780.     Private  in  Conn.  Militia.     Killed  at  Groton  Heights, 

Sept.  6,  1781. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  75,  577. 

BINGHAM,  EBENEZER,  Connecticut.     1733-1811. 

Ensign    in    4th    Battalion    Connecticut    Troops,    Nov.,     1777.      Ensign     1st 

Company,  Alarm  List  in  the  5th  Regiment  Conn.  Militia,  Aug.,  1777. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  424.     Connecticut  State  Records, 

Vol.  1,  pp.  69,  364. 

Yergason,  Henry  Christopher. 

BIRCH  ARD,  ELI  AS,  Connecticut.     1730—. 

Mansfield,  Conn.  Private  in  Captain  Brewster's  Company,  Colonel  Hunting- 
ton's  Regiment;  Battle  of  Long  Island,  August  27,  1776;  Captain  Dana's 
Company,  April  29,  1781. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.   103,  566. 
Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 

BIRCH  ARD,  ROGER,  Connecticut.     1758— 

Suffield,  Conn.  Private  2nd  Company,  Capt.  Storr's,  3rd  Regiment,  Col.  Israel 
Putnam,  Connecticut  Line,  May  12,  1775,  to  December  1,  1775. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  54,  58. 
Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 

BISHOP,  SHOTWELL,  New  Jersey.     1755-1827. 

Woodbridge,  N.  J.     Private   in   Capt.    Asher   F.    Randolph's   Company,    New 

Jersey  Line;  also  in  New  Jersey  Militia. 
Reference:     Stryker's  Official  Record  of  N.  J.  Troops  in  the  Revolution,  p.  508. 


ELAINE,  EPHRAIM,  Pennsylvania.      1741-1804. 

Commissary  8th  Pennsylvania  Regt.  Oct.  17,  1776.     Commissary  of  Continental 

Troops,  April  1,  1777.      Deputy  Commissary  General  of  Purchases  Aug.   1776. 

Commissary  General  of  Purchases,   1780  to  1782. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  88. 

Elaine,  Ephraim  Robert. 

Elaine,  John  Ewing. 

Elaine,  John  Ewing,  Jr. 

BLAKE,  JOSIAH,  Massachusetts.— 1807. 

Rehoboth,  Mass.,  was  private  in  Capt.  Phanuel  Bishop's  Company,  Rehoboth, 
Mass.,  in  the  Lexington  Alarm  April  19,  1775;  private  in  Capt.  John  Perry's 
Company,  Col.  Timothy  Walker's  Regiment,  August  1,  1775;  private  in  Capt. 
Loring  Lincoln's  Company,  Lieut. -Col.  Flagg's  Regiment,  Mass.,  Bennington 
Alarm,  1777;  private  in  Capt.  Josiah  White's  Company,  Col.  Cushing's  Regi 
ment,  September  5,  1777;  discharged  November  29,  1777. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Secretary  of  State,  Mass. 

BOARDMAN,  ELIJAH,  Connecticut. 

Elijah  Boardman  was  a  participant  in  the  Lexington  Alarm.  Private  3rd 
Company,  8th  Regiment  expedition  against  Quebec;  taken  prisoner,  paroled  or 
exchanged,  1776;  Sergeant,  Col.  Sam.  Webb's  Regiment,  1777;  Sergeant  2nd 
Regiment  Conn.  Line;  Corp.  Capt.  Boardman's  Company,  8th  Regiment 
Militia,  1776;  Ensign,  Capt.  Hewitt's  Company,  Col.  Latimer's  Regiment 
Militia,  at  Battle  of  Saratoga,  1777  ;  Ensign  Capt.  Fitch's  Company,  Col.  Well's 
Regiment  Militia,  1780.  Invalid  pensioner. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  25,  92,   120,  246,  331,  452,  504, 
615,  649. 

BOONE,  IGNATIUS,  Maryland. 

Enlisted  January  27th,  1775,  Capt.  John  Day  Scott's  7th  Company,  Maryland 

Battalion,   under  Col.   Smallwood.       Private,  January   10th,    1776;  Sergeant, 

December  1st,  1777;  discharged  December  27th,  1779. 
Reference:     Maryland  Archives,  Vol.   16,  p.  305,  also  Vol.   18,  pp.   16  and  81. 

Scott,  Francis  Louis. 

BRASHER,  ABRAHAM,  New  York.     1734-1783. 

One  of  a  committee  of  one  hundred  organized  as  a  War  committee  of  New 
York,  1775.  Member  of  New  York  Provincial  Congress,  1775  to  1777.  Capt. 
of  New  York  Militia  in  1776.  Lieut. -Col.  of  1st  New  York  Independent  Bat 
talion,  1776.  Member  of  Assembly  under  new  Constitution,  1777-1783. 

Reference:     New  York  in  the  Revolution,  Vol.  1,  pp.  3,  8,  14,  24,  40,  51,  62,  542. 

BRENT,  HUGH,  Virginia.      1739-1813. 

Stafford  Co.,  Va.     Captain  of  Militia  from  Prince  William  County,  Va. 
Reference:     Certified  copies  of  Council  Journal  of  Va.   showing  pay-roll  of  the 

Prince  William  Co.  Militia. 

Mackoy,  Harry  Brent. 

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B  RENT,  WILLIAM,  Virginia.      1742-1802. 

Captain  of  Militia  from  Prince  William  County,  Va. 

Reference:  Certified  abstract  from  Council  Journal  of  Virginia,  showing  pay-roll 
of  the   Prince  William  County  Militia. 

BRIGGS,  EDWARD,  New  York.      1741-1824. 

East  Chester,  N.  Y.     Member  of  Committee  of  Safety  for  West  Chester,  N.Y., 

1776-7. 
Reference:     Records  of  the  Town  of  East  Chester,  N.  Y.     Year  Book,  New  York 

Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  1896. 

BROUGHTON,  NICHOLSON,  Massachusetts.      1724-1795. 

June  23rd,  1776,  was  commissioned  Captain  of  the  21st  Regiment,  (Marine 
Regiment),  under  Col.  John  Glover.  At  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Sept.  2nd,  1775, 
he  was  directed  by  Washington  to  execute  the  first  Naval  Commission — three 
days  later  with  a  detachment  of  the  army  in  the  Schooner  "Hannah,"  fitted 
out  at  the  Continental  expense,  he  sailed  from  Beverly  "to  defy  the  proud  Navy 
of  England,"  and  on  the  7th  inst.,  he  captured  the  British  ship  "Unity"  laden 
with  supplies  for  the  army.  He  also  received  the  second  Naval  Commission, 
October  16th,  of  the  same  year.  On  the  14th  of  February,  1777,  Captain 
Broughton  was  commissioned  by  the  Provincial  Congress  at  Boston  as  Second 
Major  of  the  5th  Regiment  of  Essex  County  Militia,  under  Col.  John  Glover. 

Reference:  Essex  Institute  Historical  Collections,    Vol.  5,  p.  54.     New  England 
Historical  Genealogical  Register,  Vol.  37,  p.  302.     The  Massachusetts  Soldiers 
and  Sailors  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  Vol.  2.  p.  589. 
Adae,  Charles  Flamen. 

BROWN,  BENJAMIN,  Massachusetts.     Ohio.      1745-1821. 

Spencer,  Mass.;  at  Concord  fight,  April  21,  1775,  in  Col.  Barnard's  Regiment; 
Second  Lieutenant  in  Col.  William  Prescott's  Regiment  at  Battle  of  Bunker 
Hill;  was  also  at  the  capture  of  Gen'l.  Burgoyne's  Army  at  Saratoga. 

Reference:     Pension  office  certificate. 

BROWN,  DELIVERANCE,  New  York.      1730-1821. 

Deliverance  Brown  served  as  a  Sergeant  receiving  pay  for  military  services  in 
1781,  in  a  Company  commanded  by  Capt.  Gideon  Seely,  of  Wrest  Chester 
County,  N.  Y.,  under  command  of  Col.  Joseph  Benedict.  He  is  also  mentioned 
as  performing  military  services  as  a  private  soldier  in  the  year  1779,  in  Capt. 
Lawrence's  Company,  whose  Regiment  was  commanded  by  Col.  Thaddeus 
Crane. 

Reference:     Page   124  of  Manuscript  Volume  entitled  "Volume  Twenty,  Military 
Returns,  1775";  p.  42  of  Manuscript  Volume,  entitled  "Treasurer's  Certificates," 
Volume  9,   also  p.  52,  Manuscript  Volume,  entitled  "Treasurer's  Certificates," 
Volume  6,  all  in  custody  of  Regents  of  the  State  of  New  York. 
Also  New  York  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  48,  71,  145,  150,  207,  214,  and  217. 
Brown,  Henry  Andrew. 

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BROWN,  JOHN,  Virginia.— 1830. 

Captain  in  Col.  Sampson  Matthew's  Regiment  of  Virginia  Militia. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Pensions. 

BROWN,  ROBERT,  New  Jersey.      1741-1797. 

Robert  Brown  served  as  a  Captain  in  the  First  Battalion,  Gloucester  County, 
New  Jersey  Militia;  commissioned  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  same  organization, 
June  10,  1779;  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  Colonel  Nicholas  Still  well's  Regiment 
of  State  Troops,  October  9,  1779. 

Reference:     Certificate,  Adjutant  General  of  New  Jersey. 
Mulford,  Ren,  Jr. 

BROWN,  THOMAS,  Pennsylvania.— 1796. 

Washington     (now   Fayette)    Co.,    Pa.     Private  in   a  Company   of    Rangers, 

Penna.  Militia,  1778-83. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  Ser.  Vol.  13,  p.  24;  3rd  Ser.  Vol.  23,  p.  199. 

Brown,  Mark  Atkins. 

BROWN,  WILLIAM,  Connecticut.     1759-1808. 

Stanford,  Conn.,  Corporal  and  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Comstock's  Company,  8th 
Continental  Line  of  Connecticut,  April  9,  1779;  made  Corporal  May  8,  1779; 
made  Sergeant  Aug.  1,  1780;  was  standard  bearer  of  "forlorn  hope"  at  storm 
ing  of  Stony  Point,  N.  Y, ;  was  one  of  a  small  number  decorated  by  Martha 
Washington  with  a  white  silk  rosette,  for  special  bravery. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  2.  32. 
Bailey,  Gilbert  Langdon. 
Outcalt,  Miller. 
Punshon,  Thomas  Brown. 

BRYSON,  JAMES,  Pennsylvania.     Kentucky.      1744-1813. 

Philadelphia;  was  First  Lieutenant  4th  Company,  2nd  Battalion,  Philadelphia, 
"Associators,"  Col.  Sharpe  Delaney;  in  active  service  in  1777. 

Reference:     Certified  copy  of  Service  from  Dr.  Wm.  H.  Egle,  State  Librarian,  Pa. 

BUCHANON,  ALEXANDER,  New  Jersey.      1752-1827. 

Was  in  the  Revolutionary  War  from  the  beginning  to  the  close.  Taken  prisoner 
during  the  Battle  of  Trenton.  Escaped  after  being  a  prisoner  several  months. 
Was  in  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill  and  Brandywine. 

Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.  523. 


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BUCKNER,  PHILIP,  Virginia.     1747-1820. 

Captain  Philip  Buckner  was  a  man  of  large  means  and  during  the  entire  term 
of  the  Revolutionary  War,  acted  as  a  Commissary,  advancing  his  own  money. 
For  these  services  he  received  numerous  Land  Office  Treasury  warrants  in 
payment.  Having  received  large  grants  of  Kentucky  land  by  virtue  of  these 
Treasury  warrants,  he  removed  his  family  to  Kentucky  in  the  year  1783.  In 
Kentucky  he  represented  the  County  of  Bracken  as  its  first  Senator  and  repre 
sentative,  serving  from  1799  to  1810,  a  period  of  eleven  years,  during  which 
time  in  1799,  the  second  Constitution  of  Kentucky  was  adopted  in  Frankfort, 
to  which  his  name  is  appended. 

Reference:     Records  of  Land  Grant  Office,  Caroline  County,  Va. 
Collin's  History  of  Kentucky,  p.  772. 
Littel's  History  of  Kentucky,  Vol.  1,  p.  37. 
McGroarty,  William  Buckner. 

BUDDEN,  JAMES,  New  Jersey.     Pennsylvania.     1744-1788. 

A  founder  of  the  Philadelphia  City  Troop,  November,  1774;  Lieutenant  in  the 
same,  1776  to  1781;  honorary  member  of  same,  May  1st,  1787;  subscriber  to 
sustain  the  credit  of  the  Colonies  during  the  war. 

Reference:     History  of  the  Troop  by  Wm.  H.  Egle,  State  Librarian,  Pa. 

BURKE,  SYLVANUS,  Massachusetts.  Ohio.— 1835. 

Private  in  Massachusetts  Regiment,  1777-1780,  under  Capt.  Day,  Col.  Alden's 

Reg't.     Private  in  Capt.  John  Prays'  Company,  Col.  Joseph  Vose,  1st  Regiment, 

1781  to  close  of  war. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State,  Massachusetts. 

Burke,  Clarence  EHsha. 

BURNET,  DR.  WILLIAM,  New  Jersey.     1730-1791. 

Newark,  N.  J.,  Member  of  Continental  Congress,  1776;  Physician  and  Surgeon 
General  Eastern  Department,  April  11,  1777;  Hospital  Physician  and  Surgeon, 
October  6,  1780;  Chief  Physician  and  Surgeon,  March  5,  1781,  and  served  to 
close  of  war;  original  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 
Groesbeck,  Telford. 
Resor,  Robert  Livingston. 

BUSHNELL,  JASON,  Connecticut.  Ohio.     1763-1847. 

Private  in  Capt.  Charles  Miel's  Company,  General  Waterbury's  State  Brigade, 

raised  for  defense  of  sea  coast;  afterwards  joined  Washington  at  Tarrytown, 

and  served  to  the  close  of  the  war. 
Reference:     Pension    Office    certificate,     Washington,     D.    C.     Connecticut  in  the 

Revolution,  p.  570. 

Bushnell,  John  Ludlow. 

Morgan,  Asa  Bushnell. 

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CALD  WELL,  JAMES,  New  Jersey.     1734-1781. 

Chaplain  3rd  New  Jersey,  February  9th  to  November,  1776;  served  subse 
quently  as  an  assistant  to  Deputy  Quarter  Master  General;  was  shot  by  a  sen 
tinel  at  Elizabethport,  New  Jersey,  November  24th,  1781. 

Reference:     Heitman's   Historical    Register,   p.  113.     New    Jersey    in    the    Revo 
lutionary  War,  p.  75. 

CARR,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.     1756-1812. 

Private  in  John  Jameson's  Company  of  Associators  of   Warwick  Tp.  Bucks 

County. 
Reference:     Pa.  Archives  Vol.  45,  2nd  series  p.  163. 

CHAMBERLIN,  WILLIAM,  New  Jersey.  Pennsylvania.     1736-1817. 

Lieutenant  Col.  William  Chamberlin  served  in  the  2nd  Regiment,  New  Jersey 
Volunteers,  under  Col.  David  Chambers;  term  of  enlistment  from  1777  to  1781. 
He  participated  in  the  Battles  of  Monmouth,  and  Germantown;  on  one 
occasion  he  captured  a  number  of  Hessians,  who  were  spending  the  night  at  a 
country  tavern.  His  horses  and  slaves  were  always  at  the  disposal  of  the 
Continental  Army,  and  rendered  valuable  aid  at  various  times. 

Reference:     Officers  and  Men  of  New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  Stryker,  p.  536. 
Richardson,  Robert  Edwin. 

CHAMBERvS,  JAMES,  Pennsylvania.— 1805. 

Chambersburg,  Pa.  Captain  of  Infantry  at  Siege  of  Boston,  1775;  Colonel  1st 
Regiment  Continental  Troops,  Pennsylvania  Line,  Sept.  1776;  served  as  an 
officer,  six  years;  original  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  membership  in  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati.     Heitman's 
Historical  Register. 
Garrard,  Jeptha. 

CHAMBERS,  ROWLAND,  New  Jersey.     1745-1821. 

Somerset  Co.,  N.  J.  Commanded  a  regiment  of  New  Jersey  Militia  at  the 
outbreak  of  the  war,  but  from  exposure  in  his  first  tour  of  duty  become  so 
badly  crippled  by  rheumatism  that  he  was  unable  to  mount  his  horse  and  was 
compelled  to  resign  his  commission.  He  afterwards  served  as  a  private  in 
Capt.  Jacob  Ten  Eyck's  Company,  1st  Battalion,  Somerset  Co.,  N.  J.  Militia. 
Also  rendered  valuable  assistance  to  the  patriotic  cause  by  large  donations  of 
money  and  supplies  throughout  the  war. 

Reference:     Mss.     Autobiography    of    Gov.   John    Chambers,     son    of     Rowland, 
written  December  2nd,  1851.     Certificate  from  Adjutant  General's  Office,  N. 
J.  Stryker's  Official  Record  of  N.  J.  Troops  in  the  Revolution,  p.  537. 
Mackoy,  Harry  Brent. 

CHAPIN,  ELIAS,  Connecticut.      1751-1839. 

Somers,  Conn.  Private  under  Captains  Emory  and  Pease;  under  Colonels 
Israel  Putnam  and  Gay ;  and  in  the  Cavalry  under  Capt.  N.  Loomis. 

Reference:     Pension  Office  certificate. 

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CHAPIN,  EZEKIEL,  Massachusetts,  1759— 

Springfield,  Mass.  Enlisted  as  private  in  Capt.  Chapin's  Company,  Col.  Bliss' 
Regiment,  Massachusetts  Troops,  June  16th,  1778,  for  nine  months. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 

CHAPIN,  JONATHAN,  Massachusetts,  1711— 

Springfield,  Mass.  Second  Lieutenant,  Capt.  Joshua  Shaw's  Company,  1st 
Hampshire  County  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Militia,  May  21,  1776.  Enlisted 
August  14,  1777,  in  Capt.  Daniel  Winchester's  Company,  Col.  Ruggles  Wood- 
bridge's  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Troops;  2nd  Lieutenant  of  same;  discharged 
November  29,  1777. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary   of   the   Commonwealth   of   Massachusetts; 
Soldier  Chapins  in  Three  Wars,  by  Chas.  Wells  Chapin,  Springfield,  1895. 

CHESTER,  JOHN,  Connecticut.     1749-1809. 

Wethersfield,  Conn.  Captain,  Lexington  Alarm,  1775;  promoted  to  Major, 
May,  1775;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  November,  1775 ;  Colonel,  June,  1776.  Partic 
ipated  in  the  Battles  of  Bunker  Hill,  Long  Island,  Trenton  and  White  Plains. 
Original  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:  Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  25,  50,  58.  Heitman's  Historical 
Register,  p.  122.  Hinman's  Historical  Collections  of  Connecticut,  pp.  46,  159, 
et  seq.  Bancroft's  U.  S.  History,  p.  420.  Hollister's  History  of  Connecticut, 
vol.  2,  pp.  180,  206,  et  seq.  Frothingham's  History  of  the  Siege  of  Boston, 
pp  172,  189,  et  seq.  Sewell's  History  of  Bunker  Hill,  p.  7.  Yale  in  the  Revo 
lution,  pp.  44,  242.  Memoirs  of  Major  General  Heath,  p.  60.  Swett's  History 
of  Bunker  Hill,  pp.  27,  28,  et  seq. 
Jones,  Robert  Ralston. 

CHURCH,  TIMOTHY,  Vermont.— 1823. 

Was  2nd   Lieutenant  in   Brattleboro  Co.,  Vt.,   John  Sergeant,  Captain;  WTm. 

Williams,  Col.    1st  Regiment  Cumberland  Co.,  Vt.  Militia,  January  4th,  1776. 

Captain  in  same  Regiment,  August  18, 1778;  Lieutenant-Colonel  same  Regiment, 

Lieutenant-Colonel  commanding. 
Reference:     New  York  State  Archives,   Vol.    15.     State  Archives  Vol.  1,  p.   277. 

Also  certificate  from  N.  Y.  State  Library. 

CHURCHILL,  JOHN,  Massachusetts,  1727— 

Corporal  in  Lexington  Alarm;  Abraham  Hammatt's  Company.  Sergeant  on 
Muster  Roll  of  Captain  Mayhew's  Company,  Col.  Cotton's  Mass.  Regiment. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State,  Massachusetts. 
Jenney,  Herbert. 

CILLEY,  JOSEPH,  New  Hampshire.      1734-1799. 

Nottingham,  N.  H.  Captain  at  Siege  of  Boston;  Major  2nd  N.  H.  Regiment, 
May  20,  1775;  Major  8th  Continental,  January  1,  1776;  Lieutenant-Colonel, 
1st,  N.  H.,  March  8th,  1776,  and  Colonel  of  1st  N.  H.,  February  22nd,  1776; 
retired  January  1st,  1781. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  124. 

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CIST,  CHARLES,  St.  Petersburg,  Russia.     Pennsylvania.      1738-1805. 

Commissioner  to  sign  Continental  Currency;  private  3rd  Company,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.,  Militia. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  Second  Series,  vol.  13,  p.  615. 
Cist,  Charles  Moreton. 

CLARK,  JEROME,  Connecticut.     New  York.— 1847. 

Enlisted  as  private  at  Lebanon,  Conn.,  May  1775;  at  the  siege  of  Boston  in 
Col.  John  Durkee's  Regiment,  and  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill;  January,  1776,  en 
listed  under  Capt.  Thomas  Dyer  and  was  taken  into  the  Commissary  Depart 
ment;  in  1778,  served  as  Lieutenant  on  the  Privateer  "Nancy"  and  was 
severely  wounded. 

Reference:     Pension  Office  Records. 

CLARKSON,  MATHEW,     Pennsylvania.     1733-1800. 

Philadelphia,     Pa.     Quartermaster,     1st    Battalion,  Philadelphia  Associators, 

1775.     Marshall  of  the  Court  of  Admiralty  for  Pennsylvania,  April  28,   1779. 

Appointed   to   receive     subscriptions   to  Continental     loan   by   Pennsylvania 

Assembly,  December  16,  1777. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  Vol.  13,  p.  556.     Letter  from  State  Librarian 

of  Pennsylvania. 

Jones,  Robert  Ralston. 

CLAYPOOLE,  ABRAHAM  GEORGE,  Pennsylvania.      1756-1827. 

Philadelphia,  Pa.  First  Lieutenant  Infantry  Regiment,  Col.  John  Patton,  Jan 
uary  14,  1777;  Captain  in  3rd  and  llth  Pennsylvania  Regiments,  commissions 
dated  August  12,  1779,  and  March  22,  1781;  original  member  of  the  Society  of 
the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:     Certificate   of    the   Society    of    the    Cincinnati.     Heitman's  Historical 
Register.    Photograph  of  Commissions. 
Carson,  Archibald  Irwin. 

COBURN,  ASA,  Massachusetts.      1741-1797. 

First  Lieutenant  of  Danielson's  Massachusetts  Regiment,  May  to  December, 
1775;  1st  Lieut.  5th  Continental  Infantry,  January  1  to  December  31,  1776. 
Capt.  7th  Mass.  Regt.  Jan'y.  1,  1777;  served  to  June,  1783. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

COE,  JAMES,  Massachusetts.      1740-1794. 

Corporal   in   Capt.  William   Cooley's   Company,  Col.  John   Mosely's   Regiment, 

October,  1776. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State,  Massachusetts. 

Lloyd,  John  Uri. 

COE,  SAMUEL,  Connecticut.      1727-1791. 

Sergeant,  3rd  Regt.   of  Continental  Line,  Col.  Samuel   \Yyllys;     served  three 

years. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  642. 

Curtis,  Henry  Melville. 

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COLE,  EPHRAIM,  Maryland  and  Ohio.     1753-1833. 

Ephraim  Cole  served  as  a  private  in  Captain    Jonathan  Drown's  Company  of 

Col.  William  R.  Lee's  Regiment  of    Continental  troops,   Revolutionary  War, 

enlisted  November  16,  1777,  for  three  years. 
Reference:         Records  and  Pension  Office,  War    Department,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Also  History  of  Adam's  County,  Ohio,  by  N.  W.  Evans,  see  pages  330,  338,  482 

and  483. 

Cole,  Alfred  Peters. 

COLE,  SAMUEL,  New  Jersey. 

Colestown,  Gloucester  Co.,  N.  J.  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Samuel  Hugg's  Western 

Company  of  Artillery,  New  Jersey  State  Troops. 
Reference:     Certified  copy  from  Adj.  Gen.,  State  of  New  Jersey. 

COLLIER,  ISAAC,  Massachusetts.     1749-1817. 

Hingham,  Mass.     Served  in  Captain  Samuel  Stockbridge's  Company  of  Col. 

Thomas'    Regiment  in    1775;   also  in    Capt.     Haward   Pierce's   Company    on 

an  expedition  in  1777  to  Bristol,  R.  I. 
Reference:     Plymouth  Mass.  Records. 

Collier,  Allen. 

COLLINGS,  JAMES,  Maryland  and  Ohio.     1757-1805. 

James  Collings  was  a  private  in  Captain  John  Lynch's  Company,  5th   Maryland 

regiment,   commanded  by  Col.   Wm.    Richardson.     He  served  from  January 

18,  1777,  until  August  16,  1780. 
Reference:     Record    and    Pension    Office,    War    Department,    Washington,    D.  C. 

History  of  Adams  County,  Ohio,  by  N.  W.  Evans,  pages  179,  330  and  338. 

Cole,  Alfred  Peters. 

CON  ANT,  JOHN,  Massachusetts.     1758— 

He  served  in  the  Revolutionary  Army  in  Captain  William  Campbell's  Company 
of  Col.  Learned's  Regiment  (Mass.  Arch.  Coat  Rolls)  and  was  afterwards 
Captain  of  Militia.  He  is  No.  194  in  the  Conant  Genealogy  named  below. 

Reference:     The  History  and  Genealogy  of  the  Conant  Family,  by  Frederick  Odell 
Conant,    M.    A.    Portland,   Maine.      Printed  Portland,    1887.     Massachusetts 
Soldiers  and  Sailors  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  Vol.  3,  page  876. 
Marsh,  Frank  Eggleston. 

CON  AWAY,  SAMUEL,  Maryland.      1748— 

Enlisted  in  July,  1776,  in  Capt.  John  Dean's  Company  under  Col.  Wm.  Richard 
son.  Enlisted  January,  1777  in  Capt.  John  Hawkins'  Company  under  Col.  Wm. 
Richardson,  later  served  two  months  in  Capt.  James  Kent's  Company  under 
Col.  Wm.  Richardson.  Residence  at  time  of  enlistment  Queen  Anne  Co.,  Md. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  the  Bureau  of  Pensions. 
Boggess,  John  Samuel. 

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CONDE,  (CONDEY)  ADAM,  New  York.     1748-1824. 

He  enlisted  in  the  second  Regiment,  Albany  County  Militia,  in  the  Rev 
olutionary  War  under  Col.  Abraham  Wemple,  in  Company  commanded  by 
Capt.  Jellis  J.  Fonda. 

Reference:     "New  York  in  the  Revolution,"  2nd  Ed.  Albany,  1898,  page  98. 
Slocum,  Stephen  Elmer. 


CONE,  RUFUS,  Connecticut.     1737-1776. 

He  enlisted  in  8th  Company  of  the  7th  Regiment  of  Connecticut  Continentals, 
under  Col.  Charles  Webb,  July  10th,  1775,  and  was  discharged  December  10th, 
1775,  the  Company  being  commanded  by  Charles  William  G.  Hubbell.  In 
January,  1776,  he  enlisted  in  Capt.  Jewett's  Company  of  the  17th  Continental 
Regiment,  under  Col.  Huntington,  and  was  at  the  Battle  of  Long  Island,  on 
August  27th,  1776  and  was  reported  missing.  The  family  never  heard  from 
him  afterward. 

Reference:     Connecticut  men  in  the  Revolution,  pages  83  and  102. 
Little,  Griffith  Charles. 

CONNER,  JOSEPH,  Massachusetts.     1746— 

Newbury,  Mass.  Private  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Poor's  Company,  from  Newbury, 
Mass.,  March  18,  1777.  Served  in  Rhode  Island  under  Major  William  Rogers, 
January  25,  1779.  Under  Capt.  Hancock,  July  14,  1780.  At  Camp  Totoway, 
October  25th,  1780.  Discharged  December  3,  1780. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 
Conner,  John  Sanborn. 


COOK,  ATWATER,  New  York.     1758— 

Atwater  Cook,  private  in  Capt.  Brackett's  Company,  5th  Battalion,  Wads- 
worth  Brigade,  New  Haven  Battalion  raised  June  1776  to  re-enforce  Washing 
ton's  Army  at  New  York,  served  in  the  City  and  on  the  Brooklyn  front,  being 
at  the  right  of  the  line  of  works  during  the  Battle  of  Long  Island,  August  27th, 
engaged  in  the  retreat  to  New  York,  August  29th  and  30th,  stationed  with 
Militia  Brigade  under  Col.  Douglas  at  Kips  Bay,  34th  street  on  the  East  River 
at  time  of  enemy's  attack  on  New  York,  September  15th,  and  forced  to  retreat 
hurriedly;  at  Battle  of  White  Plains,  October  28th.  Term  expired  December 
25,  1776. 

Reference:     Connecticut  Men  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  pages  407  and  408. 


COOK,  ISAAC,  (I)  Connecticut.      1710-1790. 

Wallingford,  Conn.     Captain  Militia,  Lexington  Alarm. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  24. 

Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 


COOK,  ISAAC,  (II)  Connecticut.     1739-1810. 

Wallingford,  Conn.  Captain  7th  Company,  1st  Regiment,  Connecticut  Con 
tinental  Troops,  May  1,  1775;  Major  10th  Connecticut  Militia,  January  10th, 
1780;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  June,  1783. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in   the   Revolution,   pp.   42,   435.     Heitman's   Historical 
Register,  p.  133. 
Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 

COOLIDGE,  SAMUEL,  Massachusetts.     1756-1800. 

Watertown,  Mass.     Was  private  in  Capt.  Lovell's  Company,  of  Col.  Hawes' 

Mass.  Regiment,  from  January  22,  1777,  to  February  16,  1778;  private  in  Capt. 

Childs'  Company  of  Col.  Greaton's  Mass.  Regiment,  from  February  16,   1778, 

to    December  31,   1779;    private  in  Capt.  Josiah  Williams'  Company  of  Col. 

Greaton's  Regiment  from  January  1,  1780,  to  January  8,  1780. 
Reference:     Mass.  Revolutionary  War  Records,  vol.  40,  p.  186;  vol.  3,  part  1,  p.  94; 

vol.  3,  part  2,  p.  31. 

Saffarrans,  George  Coolidge. 

COWEN,  JOSEPH,  Rhode  Island.     1758-1843. 

Private  in  Capt.  Windsor's  Company,  Rhode  Island  Militia,  1775.  Private  in 
Capt.  May's  Company,  1776.  Private  in  Lieut.  Arnold's  Company,  Gen'l. 
Spencer's  Regt.  Private  in  Lieut.  William's  Company,  Col.  Crary's  Reg't., 
Continental  Line.  Private  in  Capt.  Windsor's  Company,  Colonel  Peck's  Regt., 
R.  I.  Militia,  1778.  Private,  Capt.  Whipple's  Company,  1779;  in  Capt. Wade's 
Company,  Co!.  Brown's  Regt.  1780;  and  Sergeant  under  Capt.  Windsor,  1781. 

Reference:     Pension  Office  Certificate. 

COWEN,  WILLIAM,  Pennsylvania.     1755-1834. 

William  Cowen  enlisted  in  the  Continental  Army,  February  26,  1777,  from 
Bedford  County,  Pa.,  and  served  until  August,  1780,  part  of  the  time  under 
Capt.  Adams,  and  Col.  Davidson.  In  1832  he  applied  for  a  pension  which 
was  allowed  "for  sixteen  months  and  eighteen  days  actual  service  as  private, 
sergeant  and  lieutenant  in  the  Penn.  Troops,  Revolutionary  War." 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension  Office,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Cowen,  Clinton. 

CRANE,  BENJAMIN,  New  Jersey.     1761-1844. 

Cranford,  New  Jersey.     Private  and  musician  through  the  war  in  the  Essex 

Co.,  N.  J.,  Militia. 
Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.  480. 

Hodgson,  Frank  Day. 

CRARY,  JOHN,  Connecticut.     Ohio.      1752— 

Plainfield,  Conn.     Private  in  Regiments  of  Col.  Hazen,  Vt,  Chase,  N.  II.,  and 

John  House.TVt. ;  was  in  the  Battle  of  Saratoga. 
Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension. 

Gray,  Adam. 

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CROWELL,  AARON,  New  Jersey.     1750-1814. 

Private  Minuteman,  Essex  Co.,  Militia. 
Reference:     Certified  Copy  from  Adj.  Gen.,  New  Jersey. 

Crowell,  John  Stephen. 

CULBERTSON,  SAMUEL,  Pennsylvania.     1714-1784, 

Colonel  of  6th  Associated  Battalion,  Cumberland  Co.,  July  31,  1777.     Colonel 

of  6th  Battalion,  Cumberland  Co.  Militia,  May  14,  1778. 
Reference:     Penn.  Archives,  2nd  Series,  vol.  14,  pp.  408,  433. 

CUNNINGHAM,  JOHN,  Virginia. 

Ensign  in  the  7th  Va.,  May  8th,  1776. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

CURTIS  FELIX,  Connecticut,  New  York.     1762-1828. 

Waterbury,  Conn.  Enlisted  at  age  of  fifteen  in  Col.  Samuel  Webb's  Regiment, 
Conn.  Continental  Line,  August  3,  1777;  served  in  Parson's  Brigade  under 
Gen'l.  Putnam,  also  under  Gov.  Clinton  in  expedition  against  Long  Island  in 
1778;  in  Varnum's  Brigade  marched  to  Rhode  Island;  in  Battle  August  29,  1778; 
at  Battle  of  Springfield,  N.  J.,  June  23,  1780;  discharged  August  3,  1780. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  248,  642. 
Curtis,  Henry  Melville. 

CURTIS,  MOSES,  Massachusetts.      1720-1808. 

Curtis,  Moses,  Braintree,  Private.  Captain  Elihu  Adam's  Company, 
commanded  by  Lieut.  David  Linfield,  Col.  Benjamin  Lincoln's  regiment, 
which  marched  on  the  alarm  of  April  19,  1775;  service  four  days.  Curtis, 
Moses,  Corporal,  Capt.  John  King's  Company,  Col.  Ruggles  Woodbridge's 
Regiment,  receipt  for  advance  pay  for  one  month  dated  Cambridge,  June  22, 
1775;  also  Capt.  Ebenezer  Goodale's  Company,  Col.  David  Well's  Regiment, 
enlisted  September  24,  1777;  discharged  October  18,  1777,  service  one 
month,  one  day  travel  included;  Company  marched  to  join  Northern  Army; 
reported  dismissed  120  miles  from  home. 

Curtis,  Moses,  Private,  Captain  John  Ellis'  Company,  Col.  Thomas  Poor's  reg 
iment,  enlisted  July  6,1778,  discharged  November  16,  1778,  service  four  months, 
twenty-one  days  travel  included ;  enlistment  eight  months.  Company  raised  to 
fortify  passes  of  North  River  N.  Y.,  roll  sworn  to  at  Medway.  Also  pay  rolls 
for  July,  August  and  September,  1778,  dated  Fort  Clinton.  Also  pay  rolls 
for  November,  1778,  dated  King's  Ferry. 

Reference:     "Massachusetts   Soldiers    and     Sailors    of    the    Revolutionary   War", 
page  267. 
Kemper,  Edwin  Wilson. 

CURTIS,  vSTEPHEN,  Connecticut.      1726-1794. 

Private  in  Capt.  Smith's  Compmy,  8th  Regiment,  Continental  Line,  Col.  John 

Chandler;  enlisted  May  13,  1777 ;  discharged  May  13,  1780. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  232,  612. 

Curtis,  Henry  Melville. 

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GUSHING,  NATHANIEL,  Massachusetts.     1753— 

Pembrock,  Mass.  Second  Lieutenant  of  Brewer's  Massachusetts  Regiment, 
July,  to  December,  1775;  First  Lieutenant,  6th  Continental  Infantry,  January 
1,  1776,  to  December  31,  1776;  Capt.  1st  Massachusetts,  January  1,  1777;  Bri 
gade  Major,  December  1,  1781,  to  April,  1782;  Brevet  Major  to  close  of  war. 
Original  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 
Gushing,  Wade. 

CUTLER,  MANASSEH,  Massachusetts.     1742-1823. 

Chaplain,  llth  Mass.  Regiment,  January,  1777,  to  June,  1779. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

DANIELS,  JOHN,  New  Jersey.     1710— 

Was  commissioned  as  Captain  of  the  first  Battalion  Cumberland  County,  New 

Jersey,  Militia,  Sept.  15,  1777,  and  served  during  the  War. 

He  came  to  America  under  General  Wolf  and  fought  at  the  Battle  of  Quebec. 
Reference:     Official     Register   of    the  Officers   and    Men   of   New   Jersey    in    the 

Revolutionary  War,  page  387. 

DAVENPORT,  ABNER,  Massachusetts.    Maine.     1760-1831. 

Newton,  Mass.  Private  in  Capt.  Abraham  Pierce's  Regt.  of  Guards  at  Cam 
bridge,  Mass.;  enlisted  Jan.  13,  1778;  discharged  April  3,  1778;  private  in 
Capt.  J.  Fuller's  Company,  Col.  Thatcher's  Regiment,  Mass.,  April  20,  1778; 
private  in  Col.  Samuel  Denny's  2nd  Regiment,  November  4,  1779;  discharged 
December  3,  1779. 

Reference:     Massachusetts  Revolutionary  War  Records,   vol.  38,  p.  242;  vol.  22, 
pp.  102-3;  vol.  41,  p.  112;  vol.  24,  p.  106. 

DAVIS,  BENJAMIN,  Massachusetts.— 1814. 

Private  in    Captain  William    Hicks'    Company,  Col.   Pope's  Regiment,  Mass. 

Militia,  1777. 
Reference:     Member  Illinois  Society,  No.  108.     Massachusetts  Soldiers  and  Sailors 

in  the  Revolution. 

Dean,  Clinton. 

DAVIS,  JOSHUA,  New  Hampshire.     1744-1840. 

Mason,  N.  H.  Private  at  siege  of  Boston,  1775,  under  Col.  Durkee:  at  Ticon- 
deroga,  private  under  Capt .  Daniel  Emerson  and  Col.  Wingate. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension. 
Wood,  Charles  Leonard. 


DAVIS,  SAMUEL,  Massachusetts.     1746-1798. 

Rutland,  Mass.  Corporal,  Lexington  Alarm,  Captain  David  Bent's  Company, 
Col.  Nathaniel  Sparhawk's  Regiment;  marched  April  19,  1775,  from  Rut 
land,  Mass.,  to  Cambridge.  Sergeant,  Captain  John  Boynton's  Company, 
Col.  Nathaniel  Sparhawk's  Regiment  (commanded  by  Major  Jones  Wilder); 
date  of  enlistment,  September  27,  1777;  date  of  discharge,  October  18,  1777; 
service  in  Northern  Department;  First  Lieutenant,  5th  Company,  Captain 
John  Cunningham,  7th  Worcester  County  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Militia, 
Col.  Grout  commanding,  commission  dated  June  22,  1780.  Appointed  a  com 
mittee  to  recruit  men,  1781. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  of    Massachusetts. 

DAWES,  WILLIAM,  JR.,  Massachusetts.     1745-1799. 

William  Dawes  was  a  companion  of  Paul  Revere  on  his  famous  ride.  He  served 
as  2nd  Lieutenant  in  10th  Mass.  Regiment,  November,  1776,  to  May  25,  1778. 

Reference:     See  William  Dawes  and  his  ride  with  Paul  Revere  and  Dawes'  genea 
logy  by  Henry  W.  Holland,  Boston,  1878.     Heitman's  Historical   Register. 

DAY,  DAVID,  New  Jersey. 

Private  in  Capt.  Andrew  McMyer's  Company,  First  Battalion,  First  Establish 
ment,  New  Jersey  Continental  Line,  November  10,  1775 — November,  1776. 
In  the  expedition  to  Canada  and  before  Quebec,  May  and  June,  1776. 

Reference:     Certificate  from   Adjutant  General,  State  of  New  Jersey. 

DENNIS,  BENJAMIN,  New  Jersey,— 1783. 

Captain  of  the  1st  Company,  3rd  Battalion,  Monmouth  Co.    Militia,  New  Jersey. 
Reference:     Certified  Copy  of  Commission.     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution  p.  388. 

Woodhull,  Lambert. 

DENNIS,  JOHN,  JR.,  New  Jersey.     1726-1806. 

Delegate  to  Convention  in  Middlesex  Co.,  N.  J.,  to  organize  resistance  July  15, 
1774.  Member  of  Committee  of  Correspondence  of  County  to  select  delegates 
to  Continental  Congress.  Delegate  from  Middlesex  County,  July  21,  1774, 
to  Provincial  Convention  and  elected  Clerk  of  Convention,  1775.  Delegate 
to  Provincial  Congress  from  Middlesex  Co.,  and  Chairman  of  Committee  of 
Safety,  July,  1775.  Commissioner  for  emitting  bills  of  Credit  of  New  Jersey. 
Twice  appointed  Treasurer  of  Providence  by  Provincial  Congress  of  New 
Jersey.  Appointed  on  Committee  to  raise  funds  for  Boston  by  Convention 
assembled  to  select  delegates  to  Continental  Congress. 

Reference:     Memoir  of  Charles  D.   Destiler  of  New    Brunswick,  N.  J.,  on  John 
Dennis,  Jr. ;  Vol.  x.  Note.  Archives  of  New  Jersey  1st  Series,  pp.  422,  471. 

DICK,  ARCHIBALD,  Pennsylvania.— 1782. 

Chester  County,  Penn.  Ass't.  Deputy  Quarter  Master  General,  Continental 
Army,  July  1,  1779;  Ass't.  Commissioner  of  Purchases  under  Gen'l.  Frazier,  April 
5,  1780;  Ass't.  Forage  Master  for  Chester  County,  Penn.,  April  5,  1780. 

Reference:     Vol.    12,  p.  306,   Penn.  Colonial  Records.     Vol.  3,  2nd  Series,  Penn. 
Archives,  p.  701. 
Castle,  Charles  Henry. 

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DIMON,  DANIEL,  Connecticut.      1747-1808. 

pj<     Fairfield,   Conn.     Ensign    4th  Company,    4th  Regiment    Connecticut   Militia, 

May,   1776. 
Reference:     Colonial  Records  of  Connecticut,  Vol.  15,  p.  341. 

DOLPH,  MOSES,  New  York.     1756-1826. 

Private  in  Second  Regiment,  New  York  Line,  in  1778-9. 
Reference:     New  York  in  the  Revolution,  vol.  1,  p.  189. 

Dolph,  Alexander  Milton. 

DOMINICK,  GEORGE  F.,  New  York.     1739-1832. 

Isle  au  Ree,  France.     Captain,   14th    Company,  2nd  Regiment  of  Foot,  New 

York  Militia,  November  3,  1775. 
Reference:     Calendar  of  N.  Y.   Historical  Manuscripts,   vol.    1.   pp.    129-163.     Dr. 

Beman's  History  of  Trinity  Church,   N.  Y.,  p.  361.     Collection  of  Huguenot 

Society  of  America,  vol.  1,  p.  251. 

Dominick,  George  De  Forrest. 

DOUGLAS,  RICHARD,  Connecticut.     1750-1816. 

Captain  Richard  Douglas  of  the  Fifth  Connecticut  Regiment  of  the  Continental 
Army.  He  served  throughout  the  entire  War  of  the  Revolution.  Was  in  the 
Battles  of  Bunker  Hill,  White  Plains,  Trenton,  Germantown  and  Brandywine. 
He  wintered  with  the  main  Army  at  Valley  Forge,  and  was  present  at  the  sur 
render  of  Lord  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown  on  the  19th  day  of  October,  1781. 

Reference:     "Connecticut  Men  in  the  Revolution",  pages  18,  146,  349  and  403. 
"Hinman's    Historical  Register,  officers    Continental  Army,"   157.     "Caulkins 
History  of  New  London,"  532. 
Douglas,  George  Anson. 

DUVALL,  WILLIAM,  Maryland.      —1777. 

Second  Lieutenant,  3rd  Maryland  Battalion,  Flying  Camp,  June  to  December, 
1776.  First  Lieutenant,  4th  Maryland,  December  10,  1776. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  162. 
Giffin,  Otto  Hanlon. 

EDWARDS,  JOSEPH,  New  Jersey.      1759-1845. 

Private  and  Corporal  in  Captain  Benjamin  Weatherby's  Company,  Col.  Oliver 

Spencer's  New  Jersey  Regiment,  1777—1782. 
Reference:     Pension  Office  Certificate. 

Corson,  Henry  Clay. 

ELLIOTT,  JAMES,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio. 

York  Co.,  Pa.  Enlisted  January  31,  1776,  in  Captain  Frederick  Vernon's 
Company,  5th  Pennsylvania,  Col.  Wayne  commanding.  Sergeant,  May  20, 
1776.  Second  Lieutenant,  2nd  Battalion,  York  Co.,  Pa.,  Militia.  First  Lieu 
tenant,  2nd  Company,  April  5,  1778.  Captain,  4th  Battalion,  York  Co.,  Pa. 
Militia,  June  17,  1779. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  vol.   14,  pp.  500,  506. 
Lowes,  William  Elliott. 

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EMERSON,  NEHEMIAH,  Massachusetts.     1750-1834. 

Haverhill,  Mass.  Enlisted  in  December,  1775;  appointed  Captain  10th  Massa 
chusetts,  Sept.  16,  1782;  served  to  close  of  war;  was  at  Ticonderoga,  Sara 
toga  and  Valley  Forge.  Original  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:     Original  Commission. 

ENSIGN,  JOHN,  Connecticut.     1723-1810. 

Captain  of  a  Company  from  Canaan,  Conn.,  Col.  Mosely's  Regiment,  1778. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  537. 

EVANS,  PETER,  Virginia.     1758-1814. 

Prince  William  Co.,  Va.  Enlisted  from  Prince  William  Co.  in  Capt.  Theo- 
dorick  Eland's  Company,  Virginia  Light  Dragoons,  1776.  Commissioned 
Lieutenant  by  Gov.  Thomas  Jefferson,  August  3,  1779,  in  Captain  Lee's  Com 
pany.  Commissioned  Captain  of  Militia  by  Gov.  Jefferson,  May  1,  1780,  under 
Col.  Wheeden.  Present  at  siege  of  Yorktown. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Bureau  of  Pensions. 

EVANS,  WILLIAM,  Pennsylvania. 

Chester  Co.,  Pa.     Colonel,  4th  Battalion,  Chester  Co.  Associators;  commission 

dated  May  17,  1777. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  Ser.,  vol.  14,  p.  81. 

Castle,  Charles  Henry. 

FAIRCHILD,  ABIND,  North  Carolina  and  Kentucky.      1762-1849. 

Abind  Fairchild  enlisted  as  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War  from  the  State 
of  North  Carolina,  on  the  following  dates:  October  10,  1778,  for  six  months; 
April  10,  1779,  for  one  year;  July,  1780,  for  two  weeks;  September  1,  1780, 
for  three  months;  March  3,  1781,  for  one  and  one-half  months.  He  was  en 
gaged  in  no  battle. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  service  of  said     Fairchild  as  Revolutionary  soldier  fur 
nished  by  the  Commissioner  of  Pensions  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

FALLEY,  RICHARD,  JR.,  Massachusetts.     1740-1808. 

Westfield,  Mass.  Richard  Falley,  Jr.,  at  sixteen  years  of  age  was  a  soldier  in 
the  French  and  Indian  War;  was  captured  at  Fort  Edward  and  adopted  by 
an  Indian  chief,  and  was  exchanged  for  sixteen  gallons  of  rum,  to  a  lady  whose 
attention  he  had  attracted,  and  by  her  returned  to  his  parents  at  Westfield; 
he  commanded  a  company  in  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

Reference:     New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register  for  July,  1886. 
Schenck,  Charles  Schuyler. 

FENTON,  ROSWELL,  Connecticut.     Kentucky.     1750-1806. 

Mansfield,  Conn.     Private  in  6th  Company,  7th  Regiment,  Col.  Charles  Webb, 

July  12,   1775. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  82. 

Gary,  Samuel  Fenton,  Jr. 

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FILMORE,  NATHANIEL,  Vermont.     —1814. 

Lieutenant  in^Captain  Hutchins  Company,  Col.  Herrick's  Regiment,  Vt.  State 
Militia;  Lieutenant  in  Captain  Isaac  Tichenor's  Company,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Walbridge's  Regiment  of  Vt.  State  Militia,  1781;  also  member  of  Council  of 
Safety. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant  and  Inspector-General  of  Vermont. 

FISKE,  JOHN,  Massachusetts.     1741-1819. 

Private  in  the  Company  of  Captain  Simon  Edgell,  Lexington  Alarm,   April  19, 

1775. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts. 

Cadle,  Cornelius. 

FLEMING,  JAMES,  North  Carolina.     Ohio.     1762-1835. 

Rowan  Co.,  N.  C.     Private  in  Capt.  Hall's  Company,  Col.  Davis'  Regiment, 

North  Carolina  Troops. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Bureau  of  Pensions. 

Richey,  Samuel  Webster. 

FOGG,  PHINEAS,  New  Hampshire.     1738-1820. 

Private  in  Capt.  Mason  Brown's  Company;  Col.  Jacob  Gales'  Reg't.  of  N.  H. 

Volunteers,  1778;  also  served  in  R.  I.,  under  Gen.  John  Sullivan. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  New  Hampshire. 

FOSDICK,  THOMAS,  Connecticut.     1725— 

New  London,  Conn.  Surgeon's  mate  at  Lexington  Alarm,  April,  1775;  also 
in  6th  Conn.  Regiment  from  May  20,  1775,  to  December,  1775. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  72. 

FOWLER,  NOAH,  SR-,  Connecticut.     1750-1834. 

Guilford,  Conn.  Captain  in  the  "Lexington  Alarm,"  1775,  from  Guilford, 
Conn.;  Captain,  July,  1779;  Lieutenant-Colonel  28th  Regiment,  Conn.,  1782. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  12,  441,  548,  561. 

FREELAND,  JAMES,  Massachusetts.     1743-1795. 

Sergeant  throughout  the  war. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Massachusetts  War  Records. 

FREEMAN,  JOHN,  Virginia.     1756-1848. 

Culpepper  Co.,  Va.  Private  in  Capt.  John  Green's  Company,  1st  Va.  Reg., 
served  twelve  months,  re-enlisted  in  1777  in  Capt.  Richard  Taylor's  Company, 
and  Col.  John  Green's  Regiment,  1st.  Va.,  served  three  years. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

FRYE,  JOSEPH,  Massachusetts.     1722-1794. 

Fryeburg,  Mass.,  Major-General,  June  21,  1775. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

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GAITHER,  JOHN,  Maryland. 

1st  Lieutenant,  1st  Maryland  Battalion  of  the  Flying  Camp,  June,  1776. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Gaither,  Alfred. 

GALL,  GEORGE,  Virginia.     1766-1832. 

He  enlisted  January,  1771,  as  private  in  Capt.  James  Buchanan's  Company 
of  Col.  John  Boyer's  Regiment  of  Virginia  Troops,  and  served  for  three  months. 
In  September,  1781,  he  enlisted  again  as  private  in  Capt.  Charles  Campbell's 
Company  (afterwards  commanded  by  Capt.  William  Moore)  of  Col.  Vance's 
Regiment  of  Virginia  Troops,  and  served  for  three  months.  Took  part  in  the 
Battle  of  Yorktown. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  the  Bureau  of  Pensions. 

GALLOWAY,  JAMES,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio.      1751-1838. 

Cumberland  Co.,  Pa.  Enlisted  from  Cumberland  Co.,  1776.  Served  in  com 
panies  of  Capt.  John  W.  Hatton,  Capt.  Thomas  Thompson  and  Capt.  Samuel 
Holiday,  under  Colonels  Arthur  Buchanan  and  Watts.  Mustered  out  of 
service,  February,  1778.  Afterwards  took  part  in  Battle  of  Blue  Licks  and 
other  engagements  with  British  and  Indians  in  Kentucky  and  Ohio  under  Col. 
Floyd.  Applied  for  pension  at  age  of  eighty,  September  5,  1832. 

Reference:     U.  S.   Pension  Records.     Roll  of  Revolutionary  Pensioners  in   Year 
Book  of  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  Revolution,  for  1897. 
Hunt,  Henry  Thomas. 

GANG,  REV.  JOHN,  New  York.— 1804. 

Chaplain  of  19th  Continental  Infantry,  January  1,  1776;  Chaplain  5th  N.  Y. 

Regiment,  November  21,  1776,  to  May  27,  1777;  Brigade  Chaplain  August  18, 

1778,  to  May,  1780.     Original  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 
Reference:  Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

W'right,  John  Gano. 

GARTH,  JOHN,  Virginia.     Kentucky.     1762-1835. 

Albemarle  Co.,  Va.  Private  in  Capt.  Leak's  Company,  Col.  Lindsey's  Regi 
ment,  Virginia  Troops. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Bureau  of  Pensions. 

GATES,  JOSIAH,  Connecticut.     1723-1807. 

Private   in   Capt.  Holmes   Company,  Col.    Chapman's   Regiment,  Connecticut 

Troops,    1778. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  532. 

Lloyd,  John  Uri. 

GATES,  LEMUEL,  Massachusetts.     Pennsylvania.      1758-1806. 

Lancaster,  Mass.  Fifer  in  Captain  Abijah  Wyman's  Company  in  1775;  Gun 
ner  in  Captain  John  Bryant's  Company  of  Artificers,  March  4,  1777. 

Reference:  Lancaster,  Mass.,  Town  Records. 
Collier,  Allen. 

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GERRY,  ELBRIDGE,  Massachusetts.     1744-1814. 

Signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence.    Vice-President  of  the  United  States 

at  time  of  death. 
Reference:     History  of  the  United  States. 

GILMORE,  THOMAS,  Ireland.     Pennsylvania.     1757-1808. 

Lewistown,  Pa.     Private  in  Pennsylvania  Rifle  Regiment,  March,  1 776. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  State  Librarian,  Pa.  Archives. 

GOFORTH,  WILLIAM,  New  York. 

Captain  1st  N.  Y.  Regiment,  June  28,  1775;  Major  of  Dubois'  N.  Y.  Regiment, 

June  26,  1776;  resigned  July  6,  1776. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

GOOD,  ROBERT,  Pennsylvania.     1735-1784-5. 

He  was  Captain  of  a  Company  in  the  8th  Battalion  of  Lancaster  Co.,  Pennsyl 
vania,  commanded  by  Col.  Peter  Grubb,  and  was  ordered  for  the  defense  of 
Philadelphia,  1776.  He  was  sub-Lieutenant  of  Lancaster  Co.,  Pennsylvania 
Troops,  from  March,  1780,  to  March,  1781. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  Second    Series,  Vol.  13,  p.  341.     Also  see  Dr. 
W.  H.  Egles'  "Pennsylvania  in  the  War    of  the   American  Revolution,"  Vol. 
1,  in  which  is  given  the  muster  roll  of    Capt.  Robert  Good's  Company. 
See  memorandum  of  his  accounts  as  taken  from  Pennsylvania  Archives,  Third 
Series,  Vol.  6,  p.  435.     Also  see  Colonial  Records,  Vol.  12,  pp.  395  and  775. 
Scott,  Francis  Louis. 

GOODWIN,  NATHANIEL,  Connecticut.     1727-1777. 

Litchfield,  Conn.     Private  in  Capt.  John  Skinner's  Company,  5th  Regiment, 

Connecticut  Light  Horse,  Col.  Elisha  Sheldon  commanding.     Captain  in  Col. 

Charles  Webb's  Regiment,  Connecticut  Line,  January   1,    1777. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.    158.     Certificate  from   Bureau  of 

Pensions. 

GOODWIN,  SOLOMON,  Connecticut.     New  York.      1755-1835. 

Litchfield,   Conn.     Private  in   Capt.    David  Welch's  Company,  1st  Regiment, 

Connecticut  Troops,  under  Major  General  Wooster. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant  General,  State  of  Connecticut. 

GOSLING,  SAMUEL,  New  Jersey.— 1835. 

Private,  Salem  Co.  N.  J.  Militia. 
Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.  609. 

Witt,  George  Clinton. 

GRANDIN,  PHILIP,  New  Jersey.     1731-1791. 

Hunterdon,  Co.,  N.  J.  Commissioner  "to  swear,  or  affirm,  all  officers  (military) 
in  the  County  of  Hunterdon,"  April  10,  1771.  Commissioned  Major  of  2nd 
Battalion  of  Foot  Militia  in  the  County  of  Hunterdon  on  same  day. 

Reference:     Certified  extract  from  Liber  A,  Book  of  Commissions  of  New  Jersey, 
pp.  78-79. 
Godley,  Samuel  Smith. 

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GREENE,  CHARLES,  Rhode  Island.     Ohio.      1753-1816. 

Captain  of  the  Kentish  Guards,   April  30,    1778;  private  in   Philip   Trafton's 

Company,  Col.  Topham's  Reg't.,   1778  to  1779. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Rhode  Island. 

Grimes,  Edward  Davies. 

GRIMES,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio.      1757-1836. 

Private  in  Company  of  Jas.  McRight;  Col.  Bertram  Gilbreth,  Sept.  1777;  Pri 
vate  in  Capt.  Ambrose  Crane's  Company;  Col.  Hunter,  July,  1778;  Private  in 
Capt.  Guinn's  Company,  1783. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension. 
Grimes,  Edward  Davies. 
Greer,  Clarence  Newcome. 

GUTHRIE,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania. 

Ensign  in  8th  Pa.  Regiment,  December  21,   1778;  Second  Lieutenant  same 

Regiment,  February,  1779. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

HALL,  ELIHU,  Maryland.      1723-1790. 

Cecil   Co.,  Md.     Lieutenant    in    Susquehanna    Squadron,    Maryland    Troops; 

afterwards  Major. 
Reference:     Scharff's  History  of  Maryland,  vol.  2,  p.  195. 

Hall,  William  Anderson. 

HALL,  SILVANUS,  Massachusetts.     1762— 

Enlisted  in  Capt.  Samuel  Bradford's  Company  at  Kingston,  Mass.,  January  1, 
1776,  in  the  23rd  Continental  Infantry,  commanded  by  Col.  John  Bailey. 
Re-enlisted  March  12,  1777,  for  three  years  in  Capt.  Jos.  Wadworth's  Company 
14th  Mass.  Reg't.,  Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford.  Was  at  Battle  of  Stillwater,  N.  Y., 
September  19th,  and  October  7th,  1777,  at  Valley  Forge.  March  19,  1778, 
he  was  transferred  to  the  Commander-in-Chief's  Guard,  otherwise  known  as 
Washington's  Body  Guard,  and  was  present  at  the  Battle  of  Monmouth,  N.  J., 
June  28,  1778.  Discharged  at  Morristown,  N.  J.,  March  12,  1780. 

Reference:     Washington's   Orderly   Book    "The   Commander   in   Chief's    Guard," 
Dr.  C.  E-  Godfrey,  p.  176.      Pension  Department  Records. 
Hall,  Charles  Gilbert. 

HAMLIN,  NATHANIEL,  Connecticut.     1732-1790. 

Sharon,  Conn.  First  Lieutenant  in  Captain  Roger's  3rd  Company,  2nd  Bat 
talion,  Col.  Gay  commanding,  Wadsworth's  Brigade.  Served  at  Long  Island, 
August  27,  1776;  in  the  retreat  from  New  York,  September  15,  1776,  and  at 
White  Plains. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  395. 
Sparrow,  Jackson  Wolcott. 

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HAND,  DANIEL,  Connecticut.     1732-1816. 

Guilford,  Conn.  Captain  in  Col.  Matthew  Talcott's  Regiment,  Connecticut 
Troops,  enlisted  for  service  in  New  York  expedition,  March  22,  1776. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  388. 
Buell,  Edward  Wyllyss. 

HARDISON,  BENJAMIN,  Massachusetts.     Maine. 

Private  in  Capt.  Noyes' Company,  Col.  Phinney's  Reg't.  Mass.  Troops;  taken 
prisoner  and  held  captive  in  Canada  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

Reference:     Massachusetts   War   Records.     Certificate  of  service  from   Secretary 
of  State  of  Massachusetts. 

HARRIS,  EDWARD,  Massachusetts.     Kentucky.     1739-1825. 

Newburyport,  Mass.  Member  of  Committee  of  Safety  and  Correspondence 
appointed  by  town  of  Newburyport,  September  23,  1774;  Clerk  of  the  Com 
mittee.  Commanded  a  company  of  Massachusetts  Troops  in  the  Revolution. 

Reference:     History  of  Newburyport,  by  Mrs.  E.  Vale  Smith  (1854),  p.  81.     The 
Johnstons  of  Salisbury,  by  Wm.  Preston  Johnston  (New  Orleans,  1897),  p.  55. 

HART,  JAMES,  Virginia.     Kentucky.     Ohio. 

Private  in  the  Virginia  Line  as  evidenced  by  a  record  in  the  Virginia  State 

Library,  which  is  an  enumeration  of  names  of  soldiers  receiving  final  pay.     His 

name  is  on  the  list. 
Reference:     A  certified  copy  of  this  record. 

Macready,  John  Hart. 

HART,  JOEL,  Connecticut.     —1811. 

Joel  Hart  was  a  private  in  Capt.  Noadiah  Hooker's  Company,  from  Farmington, 

near  New  Britain. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  382. 

Kemper,  Edwin  Wilson. 

HART,  RUEBEN,  Connecticut.     1729-1788. 

Southington,  Conn.     Ensign  3rd  Company,  15th  Reg't.;  Captain  May  23,  1778. 
Reference:     Photograph  of  Commission  as  Captain. 

HATHAWAY,  JOHN,  Virginia.     1733-1786. 

Captain  of  a  company  of  Fauquier  County  Virginia  Militia,  in  the  Continental 
Service  from  October  25th,  1779,  to  May  26th,  1783;  and  continued  in  the 
Civil  Service,  holding  the  office  of  Associate  Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  of  Fauquier  County,  together  with  other  offices  of  trust  and  honor  until 
his  death,  April  19,  1786. 

Reference:     Certified  transcript  from  the  Records  of  Fauquier  County,  Va. 
Kemper,  Edwin  Wilson. 

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HAWLEY,  AMOS,  Connecticut.     New  York.      1755-1825. 

Farmington,  Conn.  Private  in  Capt.  Bidwell's  Company,  15th  Regiment, 
Connecticut  Troops,  Col.  Fisher  Gay  commanding,  Wadsworth's  Brigade. 
Present  at  Washington's  retreat  from  Long  Island,  August  22,  1776;  wintered 
at  Peekskill,  1776-7;  participated  in  Battle  of  Saratoga;  and  present  at  sur 
render  of  Burgoyne,  October  17,  1777. 

Reference:     Original  list  of  Officers  and  Privates  of  Company  I,    15th  Connecti 
cut  Troops,  in  possession  of  Julius  Gay,  Farmington,  Conn.     Connecticut  in 
the  Revolution,  p.  396. 
Hawley,  George  Burt. 

HAYES,  RUTHERFORD,  Connecticut.     Vermont.     1756-1836. 

Branford,  Conn.     Ensign,    South   Company,    Captain   How,   South   Regiment, 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Timothy  Church,  of  Cumberland  County,  New  York. 
Reference:     Documentary   History  of  New   York,   edited   by   E.    B.   O'Callahan, 

vol.  4,  p.  1020. 

Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 

HAYNES,  ASA,  New  Jersey.     1739— 

June  29,  1781,  Asa  Haynes  was  appointed  second  Lieutenant  in  Capt.  David 

Heacock's  Company,  belonging  to  the  Duchess  Co.   Regiment  of  New  York 

State  Militia,  commanded  by  Col.  John  Field. 
Reference:     Page  230  of  a  manuscript  volume  entitled  "Minutes  of  the  Council  of 

Appointment,  1777-86,  vol.  1,  in  the  custody  of  the  Regents  of  the  University 

of  the  State  of  New  York,  State  Library. 

Taylor,  William  Jordan. 

HEATH,  DAVID,  New  Jersey.     1736-1820. 

Private  in  Hunterdon  Co.,  N.  J.  Militia. 
Reference:     Certified  copy  of  certificate  from  Adjutant-Gen'l.  of  New  Jersey. 

Heyl,  Ashton  Bryant. 

HERTER,  HENRY,  New  York.     1732-1820. 

First  Lieutenant  of  the  4th  Company,  Aug.  26th,  1775,  under  Col.  Nicholas 
Herkimer;  Captain  under  Col.  Peter  Bellinger,  June  25th,  1778;  was  Captain 
in  the  French  and  Indian  wars  in  1757,  and  was  captured  and  taken  to  Canada. 

Reference:     New  York  in  the  Revolution,  vol.   1,  pp.  296-297. 
Shoemaker,  Frederick  Bellinger. 
Shoemaker,  Michael  Myers. 

HICKENLOOPER,  ANDREW,  Pennsylvania.      1739-1828. 

York  Co.,  Penna.  Private  in  Capt.  Wm.  Dodge's  Company,  Col.  James 
Thompson's  Battalion,  York  County,  Pennsylvania  Militia,  in  service  on  the 
Delaware,  September,  1777. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  State  Librarian  of  Pennsylvania. 

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HICKS,  ISAAC,  Georgia. 

Captain  in  3rd  Georgia  Regiment,  July,  1776;  taken  prisoner  at  Briar  Creek, 

March,  1779. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

HINKLE,  PHILIP,  Pennsylvania.     1739— 

Hinkletown,  Pa.     Private  in  Capt.  Wm.  McCalla's  Company. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2d  series,  vol.  14,  p.  158. 

HOADLEY,  TIMOTHY,  Connecticut.     1739-1816. 

Branford,  Conn.     Captain  of  a  Company  of  Northford,  Conn.,  Militia  in  Second 

Regiment. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  625. 

Bates,  Edward  Merrick  Linley. 

HOBBEY,  THOMAS,  Connecticut.— 1798. 

Lieutenant-Colonel    of    Col.    Bradley's  Continental   Regiment;    Major   of   5th 

Connecticut  Regiment. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register.     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  64, 

66,  387,  393,  414. 

HOLDEN,  SAWTELL  H.,  Massachusetts.     1752-1850. 

Appears  with  rank  of  private  on  Lexington  Alarm  Roll  of  Capt.  Henry  Haskell's 
Company  of  Minutemen,  Col.  James  Prescott's  Reg't.  which  marched  on  the 
alarm  of  April  10,  1775,  from  Shirley.  Length  of  service  10  days. 
Residence,  Shirley.  Reported  returned  home,  April  27th,  1775. 
Appears  with  rank  of  private  on  Muster  and  Pay  Roll  of  Capt.  Aaron  Jewell's 
Company,  Col.  Samuel  Bullard's  Regiment.  Enlisted  September  10,  1777. 
Time  of  discharge,  November  29th,  1777.  Time  of  service  three  months, 
including  11  days  (220  miles)  travel  home.  Company  marched  to  Saratoga. 
Roll  dated  Littleton. 

Reference:     Revolutionary   War  service,   Secretary  of    State,   Boston,   Massachu 
setts,  Archives,  vol.  8,  pp.  113,  114;  vol.  12,  p.  129;  vol.  20,  p.  96.     Chandler's 
History  of  Shirley,  Mass.     History  of  Towanda,  Pa. 
Kaley,  Arthur  Nelson. 

HOLLISTER,  ELIJAH  STRONG,  Massachusetts.     Vermont.      1763-1813. 

Private  in  Capt.  Stoddard's  Company,  Col,  Joseph  Vose's  Regiment,  Massa 
chusetts  Troops,  July  1,  1780.  Sergeant,  Capt.  Perry's  Company,  Col.  Wil- 
lett's  Regiment,  New  York  Troops,  1781,  stationed  at  Fort  Plains,  Mohawk 
Valley. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Bureau  of  Pensions. 
Hollister,  Burton  P. 
Hollister,  Howard  Clark. 

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HOUGHTON,  NEHEMIAH,  SR.,  New  Hampshire.     1738-1789. 

Winchester,  N.  H.  Captain  in  Col.  Moses  Nichols'  Regiment,  New  Hampshire 
Militia,  1780.  Member  of  House  of  Representatives  of  the  New  Hampshire 
Assembly,  1778-1782. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  State  Librarian  of  Ohio.     State  Papers  of  New  Hamp 
shire,  (Published  1887)  Vol.  16,  pp.  152,  154. 
Houghton,  Charles  D.  Mansfield. 
Houghton,  Henry  Spencer. 

HOUSEMAN,  JACOB,  Pennsylvania. 

One  of  the  Associators  of  the  Colony  of  Pennsylvania. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  vol.   13,  p.   106. 

Rhodes,  Thomas  Daniel. 

HUBBARD,  ABNER,  Connecticut.     Vermont.      1750-1834. 

Middletown,  Conn.  Enlisted  in  3rd  Connecticut  Infantry,  Col.    Wyllyss,  Jan. 

1,  1777;  Sergeant-Major,  October  1,  1780,  at  Valley  Forge. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp,  316,  639.     Certificate  from  Bureau 

of  Pensions. 

Sparrow,  Jackson  Wolcott. 

HUBBARD,  NEHEMIAH,  Connecticut.      1721-1811. 

Middletown,  Conn.  Lieut,  and  Paymaster,  Connecticut  State  Regiment,  July 
31,  1776,  to  Jan.,  1777;  Quarter-Master  in  the  Revolutionary  Army,  serving  from 
1778  to  1782;  was  Deputy  Quarter-Master  General,  and  an  original  member 
of  the  Connecticut  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register.       Certificate  from  Ass't  Adj't-General 
of  Connecticut. 

HUDDY,  JOSHUA,  New  Jersey.— 1782. 

Captain  in  the  Monmouth  Co.  New  Jersey    Militia;  also  Captain  of  a  Company 

of  Artillery,  New  Jersey  State   Troops  by  act  of  Legislature,  September  24,  1777. 

Commanded  the  Block  House  at    Toms    River,   March  24,    1782,  was  taken 

prisoner  at  the  post,  March   24th,  1782,  and  hanged  by  Tories,  April  12,  1782, 

at  Middletown  Heights,  New  Jersey,  in  retaliation  for  the  death  of  Philip  White, 

a  Colonel  in  the  British  Army. 
Reference :     Heitman's  Register  of  Officers,  p.  232.     Heath  Memoirs,  p.  335,  United 

Service  Journal  for  1834,  part  3rd. 

Hargrave,  Edward  Hollister. 

Hopkins,  William  Harvey. 

Locke,  William  Stanton. 

HULL,  JOSEPH,  Connecticut.— 1777. 

Private  in  8th  Reg't.,  Continental  Line,  Capt.  Smith's  Company;  also  on  the 
Rolls  of  those  who  marched  to  Boston  in  the  Lexington  Alarm. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  8,  234. 
Curtis,  Henry  Melville. 

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HUNT,  OLIVER,  New  Jersey.     1756-1841. 

Cherry  Hill,  near  Princeton,  N.  J.  First  entered  the  service  in  the  New  Jersey 
Troop  as  a  Minuteman,  March,  1777,  and  was  honorably  discharged  in 
1782.  He  served  under  Captains  Guild,  Clumm,  Van  Nestle  and  Bastedo, 
and  in  the  commands  of  Col.  Nathaniel  Hunt,  2nd  Regiment,  Col.  Phillips, 
Col.  Isaac  Smith  (Essex)  and  in  Col.  Johnston's  Battalion.  He  participated  in 
the  Battles  of  Long  Island,  Princeton,  Monmouth  and  Springfield,  and  was 
placed  on  the  Rolls  of  the  Government  in  recognition  of  his  services  in  the 
War  of  Independence. 

Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.  640. 

HUNTINGTON,  JABEZ,  Connecticut.     1719-1786. 

Norwich,  Conn.  Appointed  by  General  Assembly  of  Connecticut,  2nd  Major 
General  of  the  Connecticut  Militia,  December,  1776.  Appointed  in  May,  1777 
Major  General  over  all  of  the  Militia  in  the  State  to  fill  vacancy  caused  by 
death  of  Major  General  Wooster.  Present  at  New  London,  September,  1778. 
Resigned  his  command,  1779.  Member  of  the  Connecticut  Committee  of 
Safety. 

Reference :     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  429.      Heitman's  Historical  Register, 
p.  235.     Hinman's  Historical  Collections  of  Connecticut,  pp.  131,  159,  et  seq. 
Yale  in  the  Revolution,  p.  187.     New  London  Gazette,  September  11,  1778. 
Jones,  Robert  Ralston. 


HUNTINGTON,  JOHN,  Connecticut,  1745-1851. 

Norwich,  Conn.  Private  in  Lexington  Alarm.  Private  in  5th  Company,  Col. 
Spencer's  Regiment,  Connecticut  Troops.  Private  in  Capt.  Richard's  Com 
pany,  1st  Connecticut  Line.  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Parker's  Company,  Col.  Com 
fort  Sage's  Regiment. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  23,  48,  et  seq.     Huntington  Gen 
ealogy,  p.  136. 
Stedman,  Charles  James. 

HUNTSMAN,  JONATHAN,  Pennsylvania.— 1813. 

He  was  a  private  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  Captain  Wm.  W.  Calla's, 

Plumstead,  Bucks  County,  Associators,  August  21,   1775. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.   14,  p.   157.     Certificate    from 

State  Librarian,  Pennsylvania. 

Huntsman,  Frank. 

KURD,  NATHAN,  Connecticut,  1727-1800. 

Woodbury,     Conn.       Captain    8th    Company,     1st    Battalion,     Wadsworth's 

Brigade,    Colonel  G.  S.  Selliman,  Connecticut  Militia. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant-General,  State  of  Connecticut. 

Hurd,  Ethan  Osborn. 

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HUSTON,  WILLIAM,  Pennsylvania.     1755-1823. 

Cumberland  Co.,  Penna.  Captain  in  2nd  Battalion,  Cumberland  County 
Associators,  September,  1776.  Captain  6th  Company,  6th  Battalion,  Cumber 
land  County  Militia,  Col.  Sam'l.  Culbertson  commanding,  July  31,  1777,  and 
January,  1778. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  ser.,    vol.  14,  pp.  388,  410,  435,  vol.  15. 
Durrell,  Joseph  Huston. 

HUTCHINSON,  ELISHA,  Massachusetts.     New  Hampshire.     1751  — 

Middletown,  Mass.  Private  in  the  Dawes  Company,  Capt.  Jeremiah  Page, 
Commanding.  Private  in  Capt.  Ebenezer  Francis'  Company,  Col.  Israel 
Hutchinson's  Regiment.  Quarter-Master  Sergeant  in  Col.  Mansfield's  Reg 
iment,  October  6,  1775.  Participated  at  Lexington. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  the  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 
Essex  Institute  Collection,  vol.  10,  p.  28. 
Gatch,  Hay  ward  David. 
Gatch,  Lewis  Newton. 

I  NGHAM,  JONATHAN,  Pennsylvania.      1720-1799. 

Private  in  the  Solebury  Company  of  Associators,  Bucks  Co.,    Pa.,  Capt.  John 

Cory  ell. 
Reference:     Penns}'lvania  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.  14,  p.  159. 

Kinsey,  Boyden. 

Kinsey,  George. 

JACKSON,  SAMUEL,  Massachusetts. 

Served  as  a  private  in  Captain  Chambers'  Company,  6th  Massachusetts  Reg't. 
of  foot,  commanded  by  Col.  Thomas  Nixon.  He  enlisted  July  7,  1780,  to  serve 
six  months,  and  his  name  appears  on  the  rolls  from  July  to  October,  1780. 
Served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Wm.  Story's  Company,  8th  Massachusetts  Reg't., 
commanded  by  Col.  Michael  Jackson.  He  enlisted  July  21,  1780,  to  serve 
six  months,  and  his  name  appears  on  the  rolls  from  July  to  September,  1780. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Record  and  Pension  Office,  War  Department. 
Reynolds,  Charles  Waugh. 
Reynolds,  Orrin  A. 
Reynolds,  Orrin  Lyle. 

JACKSON,  STEPHEN,  New  Jersey,  1744-1812. 

Was  member  of  Committee  of  Observation  in  Morris    County,  N.  J.,    1775. 

Capt.  of  a  Company  of  Morris  Militia  in  1777,    and   commanded  a  Company  of 

Cavalry,  scouting  the  following  winter.     He  resigned  owing  to  ill  health. 
Reference:     See  Year  Book  of  New  York  Society    S.  A.  R.,  Theodore  F.  Jackson. 

Also  see   "Thomas  Halsey  and  his  descendants  in   America,"  p.  331.     New 

Jersey  in    the    Revolutionary  War,    pp.    396-643,    and    New  York    Society, 

1888,  Ernest  Henry  Jackson. 

Winslow,  Howard  Sydenham. 

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JAMES,  JOHN,  Connecticut.     Ohio. 

Corporal  in  Lexington  Alarm  from  Preston,  New  London  Co.,  Conn.,  and  in 
Capt.  Barker's  Company  6th  Conn.  Line;  and  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Mott's 
Company  raised  for  defense  of  New  London  harbor,  1776. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  20,  212,  617. 
Foraker,  Joseph  Benson,  Jr. 

JAMESON,  DAVID,  Virginia.— 1812. 

Enlisted  in  Capt.  Matthew  Arbuckle's  Company,  12th  Virginia  Regiment, 
September  12th,  1775,  and  continued  in  the  service  until  October  10th,  1778. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Register  of  the  Land  Office,  State  of  Virginia,  and  Certi 
ficate  of  State  Librarian,  State  of  Virginia. 
Yeiser,  Henry  Craig. 

JENNEY,  LEVI,  Massachusetts.     1750-1806. 

Sergeant  in   Capt.  Manasseh   Kempton's  Company,  Col.  Carpenter's  Regt.  for 

service  in  Rhode  Island  on  the  Alarm. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts. 

Jenney,  Herbert. 

JOHN,  JAMES,  Virginia. 

Private  in  John  Overton's  Company,  10th  Va.  Regt.,  Col.  Wm.  Davis.    Enlisted 

Oct.  1,   1777,  to  serve  three  years. 
Reference:     Pension  Office  certificate. 

JOHNSON,  ROBERT,  Virginia.     Kentucky.     1745-1815. 

Orange  Co.,  Va.  Member  of  the  Virginia  Assembly,  1782.  His  family  were 
inmates  of  Bryant's  Station,  Ky.,  when  Girty  attacked  that  place,  August  14, 
1782,  and  his  wife,  Jemima  Suggett  Johnson,  was  one  of  the  matrons  who 
made  the  perilous  venture  of  passing  the  Indian  ambuscade  to  bring  a  supply 
of  water  from  the  spring  outside  the  stockade.  He  took  part  in  the  expedi 
tion  of  General  George  Rogers  Clark  against  the  Shawanese,  August,  1780; 
and  commanded  a  company  from  Bryant's  Station  under  Clark,  in  the  march 
on  Piqua,  Ohio,  in  the  fall  of  1782.  The  services  rendered  by  him  were  also 
of  great  importance  in  preserving  the  Western  frontier  from  Indian  and  Eng 
lish  attack;  for  them  he  received  large  grants  of  land  in  Kentucky,  which  are 
now  in  the  possession  of  the  family. 

Reference:     Johnson  Family,  by  Tom  L.  Johnson,  pp.  2-8. 

JOHNSTON,  ARCHIBALD,  Connecticut.     1732-1789. 

Salisbury,  Conn.  Raised  a  company  of  Connecticut  Volunteers,  enrolled 
October  19,  1775,  in  the  1st  Duchess  Co.,  N.  Y.  Regiment.  Commissioned 
Captain  of  Company  under  Col.  Petrus  Ten  Broeck,  in  whose  regiment  he 
remained  until  1778,  when  he  was  transferred  to  Colonel  Morris  Graham's 
regiment. 

Reference:  Military  Review,  in  custody  of  Regents  of  New  York  State  University, 
vol.  26,  pp,  194-5.  The  Johnstons  of  Salisbury,  by  Wm.  Preston  Johnston, 
(New  Orleans,  1897),  pp.  17-18. 

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JONES,  ABRAHAM,  Massachusetts.      1746— 

Mendon,  Mass.     Private  in  Lexington  Alarm,  Capt.  Wm.  Jennison's  Company, 

April  19,  1775.     Private  in  Capt.  John  Tyler's  Company,  Col.  Joseph  Read's 

Regiment,  Massachusetts  Troops,  December  10,  1775. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 

Knight,  Alfred. 

JONES,  CHARLES,  Maryland. 

Montgomery  Co.,  Md.     Member  Committee  of  Arms  and  Ammunition,  1776-83. 

First  Judge  of  Montgomery  Co.,  Md.,   1777. 
Reference:     Force's  American  Archives,  vol.  1,  4th  series,  p.  1175. 

Tingley,  Clem  Henry. 

JONES,  JONATHAN,  Pennsylvania.     1738-1782. 

Caernarvon  Township,  Berks  Co.,  Pa.  minuteman;  Captain  in  the  1st  Pa.  Bat 
talion,  Oct.  27,  1775;  in  the  campaign  against  Quebec,  Jan.,  1776  to  March, 
1776;  Major  in  1776;  Lieut. -Col.  March  12,  1777;  Commissioner  under  Test 
Laws  in  1778;  Member  Pa.  Assembly  1779-80. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 
Jones,  Frank  Johnston. 
Jones,  Samuel  Fosdick. 
Jones,  Walter  St.  John. 

JUDD,  ARUNAH,  Massachusetts.     New  York.     1747— 

Private  in  Capt.  John    Addock's  Company  of    Infantry,   Col.  Sam  Brewer's 

Regt.,  Massachusetts. 
Reference:     Pension  Office  certificate. 

Bartlett,  Benjamin  De  Wolfe. 

KELLOGG,  PHINEAS,  Connecticut.     1756— 

New  Hartford,  Conn.  Private  in  Capt.  Russell's  Company,  Col.  Huntington, 
Nov.,  1775  to  Nov.,  1776;  was  at  siege  of  Boston  and  at  Battle  of  Long  Island. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  25,  643.     Certificate  of  Pension. 

KEMPER,  CHARLES,  Virginia.      1756-1841. 

1777,  served  twenty  days  as  a  private  in  Virginia  State  troops,  under  Capt. 
Hezekiah  Turner;  August,  1777,  served  seven  months  as  a  private  in  Virginia 
Artillery,  under  Capt.  Elias  Edmonds.  May,  1781,  served  four  months  as 
Sergeant  and  Ensign,  under  Capt.  William  Jennings,  and  Col.  Elias  Edmonds, 
Virginia  Troops.  1777,  he  enlisted  for  three  years,  but  could  not  stand  the 
fatigue.  Applied  for  pension,  June,  1833. 

Reference:     Official  copy  of  record  from  Department  of  the  Interior,  Bureau  of 
Pensions,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Kemper,  Edwin  Wilson. 

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KINCAID,  JAMES,  Virginia.     1762-1840. 

Albemarle  Co.,  Va.  Private  in  Colonel  (afterwards  General)  George  Rogers 
Clark's  Regiment.  Ensign  under  Capt.  Joseph  Kincaid  (his  brother)  at  Battle 
of  Blue  Licks,  August,  1782.  Lieutenant  under  General  Charles  Scott. 

Reference:     Original  affidavit,  a  copy  of  which  is  on  file  with  District  of  Columbia 
Society,  Sons  of  Revolution.     Year  Book  of  latter  Society  for  1896,  page  64. 

KINGSBURY,  JOSEPH,  Maine.     1732-1792. 

Joseph  Kingsbury  appears  with  rank  of  private  on  muster  and  Pay  Roll  of 
Capt.  Thomas  Cutt's  Company,  Major  Daniel  Littlefield's  detachment  of  York 
Co.,  Militia.  Detached  July  10,  1779.  Discharged  September  10,  1779.  Time 
of  service  two  months  in  Penobscot  Expedition.  Mileage  allowed  for  150 
miles  with  20  miles  additional  from  Kittery  to  Wells. 

Appears  with  rank  of  private  on  muster  and  Pay  Roll  of  Capt.  Thomas  Prag- 
don's  Company,  Col.  Joseph  Prime's  Regiment.  Service  began  April  29,  1780. 
Discharged  December  24,  1780,  time  of  service  eight  months  under  Brig.  Gen'l. 
Wadsworth. 

Reference:     Vol.   37,  p.    109;    vol.  35,    p.   248,    Military    Archives,    State    House, 
Boston,  Mass. 
Burgoyne,  Charles  Lyman. 

KINSEY,  SAMUEL,  Pennsylvania.     1734-1793. 

Buckingham  Tp.,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.    Was  Lieutenant  in  Dean's  Company,  7th  Md. 

Regt;  enlisted  December  8th,  1776. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Commissioner  of  Land  Office,  Md. 

Kinsey,  Boyden. 

Kinsey,  George. 

KIRKWOOD,  ROBERT,  Delaware.— 1791. 

Newark,  Del.      1st  Lieutenant,  January  13,  1776;  Major  in  Continental  Army, 

Delaware  Regiment. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical 'Register.      Commission  as  1st  Lieutenant. 

LANGDON,  JOHN,  Massachusetts.     1728-1822. 

Wilbraham,  Mass.     A  signer  of  the  Non-consumption  Pledge,  1774;  Sergeant  in 

Col.   Danielson's  Regt.   of  Massachusetts;  Captain  in  Jackson's  Continental 

Regt.  of  Massachusetts;  served  in  old  French  wars. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  256. 

Bailey,  Gilbert  Langdon. 

Laws,  Harry  Langdon. 

Punshon,  Thomas  Brown. 

LANGHEAD,  DAVID,  Pennsylvania.     1755-1824. 

Lancaster  Co.,   Pa.     Third  ^Lieutenant,  Capt.  Thomas  Whiteside's  Company, 

2nd  Battalion,  Flying  Camp,  from  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa.,  May  19,  1776;  at  Battle 

of  Long  Island. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  Ser.,  vol.  13,  p.  306. 

Mss.  Archives  in  possession  of  Editor  of  Pennsylvania  Archives. 

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LANGHORNE,  MAURICE,  Virginia.— 1791. 

Cumberland  Co.,  Va.     Served  as  a  member  of  the  Cumberland   Co.,  Committee 

of  Safety  from  February  18,  1775,  to  September  23,  1776. 
Reference:     Certified  copy  from  the  original  Mss.   volume  of  the  proceedings  of 

the  Cumberland  Co.,   Va.,  Committee  of  Safety.     The  Cabells  and  their  Kin, 

by  Alexander  Brown,  p.   165. 

Mackoy,  Harry  Brent. 

LATHROP,  HOPE,  Connecticut. 

Commissioned  to  forward  clothing  for  officers  and  soldiers  in  the  Revolution 
ary  army;  Capt.  in  4th  Regt.  of  Light  Horse. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  444. 
Pogue,  Robert  West. 

LELAND,  JOSEPH,  Massachusetts.     1757-1839. 

Grafton,  Mass.;  Private  April  19,  1775,  Lexington  Alarm,  in  Captain  Luke 
Drury's  Company,  Gen.  A.  Ward's  Regt.;  Corporal  in  same  Company,  Col. 
Jonathan  Ward's  Regt.;  Lieut,  in  Col.  Wesson's  Regt.,  Jan.  1,  1777,  Conti 
nental  Army. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Massachusetts  Secretary  of  State. 

LIPPITT,  CHARLES,  Rhode  Island.     1754-1845. 

Lieut,  in  Richmond's  Rhode  Island  State  Regt.,  Nov.  1,  1775  to  May,  1776. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Felton,  Samuel  Morse. 

LOVE,  SAMUEL,  Maryland. 

Member  of  Maryland  Convention,  1774;  member  Maryland  Convention,  1775; 

member  Maryland  Conventions  (2),  1776;  member  Maryland  Congress,  1776-83; 

member  Committee  of  Observation  and  Safety,  1775-83. 
Reference:     Force's  American  Archives,  vol.  2,  4th  series,  p.  668;  vol.  3,  4th  series, 

p.  695. 

Tingley,  Clem  Henry. 

LOVEJOY,  JOHN,  Vermont. 

John  Lovejoy  was  in  Capt.  Abner  Seeley's  Company  in  the  service  of  the 
State  of  Vermont  from  the  beginning  of  the  campaign,  1781  to  the  30th  of  June 
in  said  year  inclusive.  He  was  in  a  company  under  command  of  Captain 
Ebenezer  Parkhurst,  1781.  He  was  in  Capt.  Abner  Seeley's  Company  in  Col. 
Benj.  Wait's  Battalion  in  the  service  of  the  State  of  Vermont  from  the  1st  of 
July  to  30th  day  of  November,  1781,  inclusive.  He  was  also  on  Capt.  Timothy 
Bush's  pay  roll  in  Col.  Joseph  Marsh's  Regiment,  1777.  Engaged  August 
17th,  was  20  days  in  service. 

Reference:     See  Certificate  of  Adjutant  General,  State  of  Vermont. 
Lovejoy,  George  Montgomery. 

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LOVELAND,  JOSEPH,  Connecticut.      1747-1813. 

Glastonbury,  Conn.  Private  in  Col.  Jonathan  Chase's  Regt.,  N.  H.  Militia;  at 
Ticonderoga,  May  7,  1777. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  service  from  Revolutionary  War  records  of  New  Hamp 
shire. 

LOVETT,  BENJAMIN,  JR.,  Massachusetts.     1756-1804. 

Benjamin  Lovett,  Jr.  appears  with  rank  of  private  in  Lexington  Alarm  roll 
in  Capt.  Larkin  Thorndike's  Company,  which  marched  in  the  alarm  of  April  19, 
1775,  from  Beverly  to  Concord.  Residence  Beverly.  Length  of  service  two 
and  a  half  days,  1st  Foot  Company  of  Beverly. 

Reference:     Record  Index  to  the  Rev.  War  Archives  of  Mass,  vol.  20,  p.  199. 

LOW,  JOHN,  Rhode  Island.     1731— 

Warwick,  R.  I.     Lieutenant-Colonel,   1st  Regiment,  Kent  Co.,  Rhode  Island 

Militia. 
Reference:     Rhode  Island  Colonial  Records,  vol.  7,  pp.  242,  515,  605;  vol.  8,  pp. 

6,  188. 

Felton,  Samuel  Morse. 

LOWES,  JAMES,  Ireland.     Pennsylvania.     Ohio.     1753-1810. 

Ballyclare,  County  Antrim,  Ireland;  was  Ensign  in  3rd  Regt.,  Pa.,  Col.  Thomas 
Craig,  April  1,  1777,  to  October  31,  1777;  Ist-Lieut.  3rd  Regt.,  Pa.,  Aug.  3,  1783. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  vol.  10,  p.  450;  vol.  15,  pp.  432,  518. 
Lowes,  William  Elliott. 

LUDLOW,  CORNELIUS,  New  Jersey.     1728-1812. 

First  Major,  Eastern  Battalion,  Morris  Co.,  N.  J.,  Troops,  Jan.  13,  1776;  Major 

Col.  Martin's  Battalion,  "Heard's"  Brigade,  June  14,  1776;  Lieut. -Col.,  Eastern 

Battalion,  Morris  Co.,  May  23,  1777. 
Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.  360. 

Bushnell,  John  Ludlow. 

Kinsey,  Boyden. 

LYON,  JAMES,  New  Jersey.     Ohio.     1755-1841. 

Soldier  in  Col.  Jedadiah  Baldwin's  Regiment  of  Artificers  and  pensioned  for 

three  years  actual  service. 
Reference:     See  genealogy  of  the  Lyon  Family  in  "Rockaway  Records  of  Morris 

County,  N.  J.   Families,"  by  J.  Percy  Crayon.     United  States  Pension  Office 

Records. 

Wiltsee,  Clifford  Albert. 

Wiltsee,  Percy  Leonard. 


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LYON,  SAMUEL,  Pennsylvania. 

Cumberland  Co.,  Pa.  Appointed  Magistrate  for  Milford  Township,  May  22, 
1770;  reappointed,  June  19,  1777,  by  Supreme  Executive  Council,  who  made 
appointments  prior  to  formation  of  State  Constitution.  Commissioned  Col. 
4th  Battalion,  Cumberland  Co.  Militia,  July  31,  1777;  again  commissioned, 
May  14,  1778.  Appointed  Commissioner  of  Purchases  for  Revolutionary 
Army  for  Cumberland  Co.,  April  13,  1780;  Assistant  Commissioner  of  Pur 
chases,  July,  1780. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Genealogies,  by  W.  H.  Egle,  pp.  336-337. 
Elaine,  John  Ewing,  Jr. 

McCLARY,  MICHAEL,  New  Hampshire.     1753-1824. 

Second  Lieut,  of  1st  New  Hampshire  Regt.  from  April  23  to  Dec.   1775;    1st 

Lieut.,  5th  Continental  Infantry,  Jan.  1st,  1776;  Captain  of  3rd  New  Hampshire 

Regt.  Nov.  8,  1776;  retired  Sept.  1st,  1778. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Steele,  Frederic  Lincoln. 

McCLINTOCK,  WILLIAM,  Pennsylvania.     Kentucky.     1743-1818. 

Chambersburg,  Pa.  Private  in  Capt.  Andrew  Wallace's  Company,  8th  Va., 
Regt.,  Col.  James  Wood.  Joined  May  17,  1778,  discharged  Feb.  16,  1779. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension. 
McKee,  Edward  Sydney. 

McDOWELL,  JOSEPH,  Virginia.     North  Carolina.      1756-1801. 

Quaker  Meadows,  Burke  Co.,  N.  C. ;  Major  in  Burke  Co.  Regt.  commanded 
by  his  brother,  Col.  Charles  McDowell,  in  February,  1776;  the  same  year  served 
in  Rutherford's  campaign  against  the  Cherokees;  was  on  the  Stone  expedition 
in  1780;  was  in  the  victory  at  Ramsour's  Mill  in  the  spring  of  1781;  in  1782 
he  led  an  expedition  against  the  Cherokees. 

Reference:     Draper's  King's  Mountain;  Lossing's  History. 

McKee,  JOHN,  South  Carolina. 

Private   in    Capt.    John    Buchanan's    Company,    6th    South    Carolina    Regt., 

Lieut. -Col.  William  Henderson. 
Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension. 

McKee,  Edward  Sydney. 

McKINNEY,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.— 1838. 

Commissioned  1st  Lieutenant,  9th  Regiment,  Pennsylvania  Line,  March  18, 
1778;  transferred  to  5th  Regiment,  January  17,  1781;  transferred  to  3rd  Regi 
ment,  January  1,  1783. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  Ser.,  vol.   10,  pp.  461,  549  and  692. 
Certificate  from  State  Librarian  of  Pennsylvania. 
Little,  Griffith  Charles. 

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MARIM,  JOHN,  Delaware.     1751-1815. 

Kent   Co.,    Delaware.     Lieutenant   in   Capt.    Mathew   Manlove's   Company  of 
Col.  Sam'l.  Patterson's  Regiment,  Delaware  Troops,  July  27,  1776. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Bureau  of  Pensions. 
Comegys,  Charles  George. 


MARSH,  EDMUND,  Connecticut.  New  Hampshire.     1758-1845. 

East  Haddan,  Conn.     Private  in  Capt.  Holmes'  Company,  Col.  Throop,  Sept. 

1776;  private    in  Capt.   Willes'   Company,  January,    1777;    private    in    Capt. 

Smith's  Company,   Col.    Ela,  July,    1777. 
Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension. 


MARSHALL,  ICHABOD,  Vermont.     1741-1792. 

Ichabod  Marshall  served  as  a  Corporal  and  as  a  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Zebediah 
Dewey's  Company,  Col.  Gideon  Warren's  Regt.  of  Militia,  also  known  as 
Warren's  15th  Regt.  Vermont  Militia,  Revolutionary  War.  He  served  four 
days  and  traveled  sixteen  days  in  March,  1780,  and  served  fifteen  days  and 
traveled  sixteen  days  in  October,  1780.  He  served  in  the  same  Company  and 
Regiment  in  the  alarm  of  Castleton,  June  10,  1781.  Also  in  the  alarm  of 
Castleton,  October  21,  1781,  ten  days.  In  the  last  service  he  held  the  rank  of 
Sergeant. 

Reference:     Proof  in   War  Department,    Adjutant  General's  Office,    Washington, 
D.  C.     Adjutant  General's  Office,  State  of  Vermont. 
Martin,  Louis  Henry. 


MARSHALL,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.      1746-1821. 

Ensign  2nd  Battalion  of  Mile's  Pennsylvania  Rifle  Regiment,  1776;  2nd  Lieut. 

3rd  Penn.,   1776;  1st  Lieut.  3rd  Penn.,   1777;  Captain-Lieut.  3rd  Penn.,  1779; 

and  Capt.  3rd  Penn.,  1779-1783. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

MARSHALL,  NEWTON,  JR.,  Massachusetts.     Vermont.     1757-1833. 

Shrewsbury,  Mass.     Private  in  Massachusetts  Regiments  under  Colonels  Ward, 

Wood,  Gushing,  Bigelow  and  Drury. 
Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension. 


MARTIN,  DAVID,  Pennsylvania.     1751— 

Lancaster  County,  Penn.      Member  Col.  Klotz's  Battalion  of  Flying  Camp;  was 

at  Battle  of  Brandywine. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Pennsylvania  State  Librarian. 

Martin,  David  Brenneman. 

Martin,  Oscar  Thaddeus. 

Martin,  Paul  Curtis. 

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MATHERS,  JAMES,  New  York.     1750-1811. 

Was  with  Washington  during  winter  of  Valley  Forge.  Was  wounded  at  Battle 
of  Trenton,  in  the  shoulder,  while  guarding  the  stock.  Was  a  private  in  2nd 
New  York  Regt.  of  the  line.  Was  a  private  in  1st  Regular  Ulster  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Reference:     New  York  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  35,   193. 
Foster,  Cornelius  Mathers. 

MATSON,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.— 1804. 

1st  Lieut,  in  1st  Regt.  Pennsylvania  Line,  Oct.,  1776;  Captain  in  same  Regt. 

from  January  16,   1777,  to  January  14,  1778. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,   2nd  series,   vol.    15,   pp.   375,  415.     Certified 

Copy  of  Pay  Roll.     Washington  State  papers,  vol.  18,  p.  138^;  vol.  99,  p.  183, 

Record  and  Pension  Office,  War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Matson,  James  Brown. 

MILLER,  DAVID,  Maryland.— 1778  or  9. 

Prince  George  Co.,  Md.     Private  in  Rawlings'  Regiment. 
Reference :     Certificate  of  Service  from  muster  rolls  of  Maryland  Troops. 

MILLER,  JOHN,  Maryland.— 1811. 

Private  in  2nd  Maryland   Regiment;  enlisted  March  4,    1777;  discharged  as 

Sergeant,  January  10,  1780. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Land  Office,  Maryland. 

McGrew,  Samuel  J. 

MILLER,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.      1738-1815. 

Lancaster  County,  Penn.  Private  in  Captain  Matthew  Smith's  Company,  Col. 
William  Thompson's  Battalion  of  Riflemen  of  Pennsylvania;  he  was  wounded 
and  captured  at  Quebec,  in  Montgomery's  assault,  in  1775. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  in  the  Revolution,  vol.   1,  p.  41. 

MILLER,  LUKE,  New  Jersey. 

Private  in  Morris  Co.  Militia. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant-General  of  New  Jersey. 

Miller,  Frank  Hathaway. 

MILLS,  BENJAMIN,  Connecticut.     1738-1829. 

Simsbury,  Conn.  Sergeant  in  Lexington  Alarm,  April,  1775;  First  Lieut.  4th 
Conn.  Regt.,  1775;  Captain  in  Bradley 's  Battalion,  Wadsworth's  Brigade, 
1776;  Captain  in  Col.  Beeb's  Regiment,  1779. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  17,  61,  414,  417,  540,  548,  616. 

MILLS,  JOHN,  Virginia.     Kentucky.     —1800. 

Ensign  in  the  9th  Va.  Regiment,   1779;  Lieutenant,  1781. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

McKee,  Edward  Sydney. 

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MINER,  ROSWELL,  Connecticut.     1753-1809. 

Served  as  private  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Birges'  Company,  Col.  Comfort  Sage's 
Regt.,  1776,  3rd  Battalion,  Wadsworth's  Brigade.  This  Regiment  raised  June, 
1776,  to  re-enforce  Washington  at  New  York,  served  in  New  York  City  and  on 
Long  Island;  engaged  at  Battle  of  White  Plains,  Oct.  28.  Term  expired 
December  25th,  1776. 

Reference:     Record    of   Service   of   Connecticut   Men   in   the    Revolutionary    War 
(Hartford,  1889),  pp.  398,  400. 
Patten,  Edward  Ambrose. 

MONTGOMERY,  JAMES,  Pennsylvania.— 1810. 

Lieutenant  in  one  of  the  four  Battalions  raised  in  Pennsylvania;  Captain,  Aug. 
31,  1775,  of  the  armed  boat  "Ranger,"  Pennsylvania  Navy,  May  26,  1776;  he 
was  transferred  to  the  "Chatham,"  and  resigned  Aug.  1,  1776,  to  enter  Con 
tinental  service  under  Col.  Arthur  St.  Clair. 

Reference :     Photographic  Copy  of  Certificate  of  original  membership  of  the  Society 
of  Cincinnati.     Pennsylvania  State  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.  1.  pp.  229,  237, 
333,  379. 
Kinsey,  Boyden. 

MOODY,  HUMPHREY,  Massachusetts. 

Private  in  Capt.  Timothy  Johnson's  3rd  Company  from  Haverhill,  Mass. 
Feb.  17,  1778;  Private  in  Capt.  Cogswell's  2nd  Company,  Col.  Wesson's  Regi 
ment,  to  December,  1779. 

Reference :     Certificate  from  Massachusetts  Secretary  of  State. 

MORGAN,  ISRAEL,  Connecticut.     1757-1816. 

Sergeant  in  Capt.  Richard  Hewitt's  Company,  Col.  Jonathan  Latimer's  Regi 
ment;  assigned  to  General  Continental  Brigade  in  Arnold's  Division  from 
Aug.  24,  1777,  to  Nov.  7,  1777. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  504. 
Avery,  Ralph. 

MORGAN,  JACOB,  Massachusetts.     Ohio.     1760-1836. 

Private  in  3rd  Massachusetts  Regiment,  Col.  Greaton;  also  in  2nd  Massachu 
setts  Regiment,  Col.  Sprout. 

Reference:     Records  of  Pension  Office. 
Hutton,  James  Morgan. 
Wood,  Charles  Morgan. 
Wood,  Ephraim  Morgan. 

MORGAN,  JACOB,  JR.,  Pennsylvania.      1742-1802. 

Major  1st  Battalion  Philadelphia  Associators,  1775;  Colonel  of  the  same,  1777; 

Colonel  of  3rd  Battalion,  Philadelphia  Militia,   1780. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.  13,  pp.  582,  599. 


MORROW,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.      1760-1835. 

Private  in  Capt.  William  Blain's  Company,  Dec.  1776;  Private  and  Sergeant 
under  Capt.  Bohannon,  Col.  Frederick  Watt,  April,  1778;  Private  in  Capt. 
Wm.  Blain's  Company,  1779;  Private  in  Capt.  Wm.  Black's  Company,  1779. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Pension. 

MYERS,  MICHAEL,  New  York.     1753-1814. 

Herkimer  County,  N.  Y.,  Private  in  3rd  Battalion  Tyron  Co.  Militia;  wounded 

in  Battle  of  Johnstown,  Oct.  25,   1781. 
Reference:     New  York  State  Archives,  vol.  1,  p.  435. 

Shoemaker,  Frederick  Bellinger. 

Shoemaker,  Michael  Myers. 

NEFF,  RUDOLPH,  Pennsylvania.      1729-1809. 

Frankford,  Pa.  Capt.  in  Col.  Rob't.  Lewis'  Regiment  of  Foot  from  Philadel 
phia,  attached  to  the  Flying  Camp,  1776. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  in  the  Revolution,  by  Wm.  H.  Egle,  vol.   1,  p.  558. 

NELSON,  DAVID,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio.      1754-1829. 

Cumberland  Co,,  Pa.       1st    Lieutenant    8th    Company,  4th  Battalion  Militia, 

Penn.,  July  31,   1777  and  May  14,   1778. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series. 

Nelson,  Carlton  Taylor. 

NEWELL,  JAMES,  New  Jersey.     1 725- 1 79 1 . 

During  the  Revolutionary  War,  he  served  as  Surgeon  of  the  2nd  Regt.  of  N.  J. 

Militia  in  Monmouth  County.     Among  other  services,  the  2nd  Regt.  of  Militia 

engaged  in  action  at  the  Battle  of  Monmouth. 
Reference:     N.  J.  Archives,  Hist.  Md.  and  Medical  Men  of  N.  J.     Dr.  L.  F.  Halsey, 

Phila.,  1891. 

NEWTON,  ELIAS,  Connecticut.— 1811. 

Fifer  in  5th  Company,  Capt.  Solomon  Willis'  2nd  Connecticut  Continental 
Regiment;  Fifer  in  Capt.  Clark's  Company,  3rd  Battalion,  Wadsworth's  Brig 
ade,  Conn.  State  Troops. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  48,  399. 
Newton,  Charles  Humphrey. 

NEWTON,  GIDEON,  Massachusetts.     1760-1842. 

Hardwick,  Mass.     Private  in  Capt.  Timothy  Paige's  Company  at  Bennington, 

August,    1777.     In  Capt.   Thomas  Whipple's  Company,   Col.   Abijah  Stearns 

commanding,  guarding  Convention  Troops,  March  30,  1778,  to  July  2,  1778. 

Served  in  Rhode  Island,  August,  1778,  and  from  that  time  almost  constantly 

until  his  discharge,  April  10,   1780. 
Reference:    Massachusetts    Revolutionary    \Var    Archives,  vol.  2,  p.  50;  vol.  22.  p. 

64;  vol.  25,  p.   164;  vol.  27,  p.  461/2- 

Armstrong,  Frank  Newton. 

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NEWTON,  TIMOTHY,  Massachusetts.     1728-1811. 

Hardwick,  Mass.  Enlisted  in  Capt.  Samuel  Billings'  Company,  Col.  Ebenezer 
Learned's  Regiment,  Massachusetts  Troops,  May  4,  1775.  Appears  on  mus 
ter  roll,  August  1,  1775.  Appears  on  return  of  same  company,  Oct.  7,  1775. 
Appears  on  muster  roll  of  Capt.  Edmund  Hodge's  Company,  Col.  Job  Cushing's 
Regiment,  for  service  at  the  North;  also  on  muster  roll  of  Captain  John  Craw 
ford's  Company,  same  regiment. 

Reference:     Massachusetts  Revolutionary  War  Archives,  vol.   14,  p.  38;  vol.  56, 
p.   13;  vol.   19,  p.  226;  vol.   18,  p.  25. 
Armstrong,  Frank  Newton. 

NICHOLAS,  GEORGE,  Virginia.     1755-1799. 

Hanover,  Va.  Captain,  2nd  Virginia,  October  3rd,  1775;  Major,  10th  Virginia, 
November  13th,  1776;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  llth  Virginia,  September  26th, 
1777;  resigned,  November  27th,  1777.  Raised  at  his  own  expense  the  original 
company  commanded  by  him,  which  helped  to  drive  Dunmore  from  Virginia, 
and  for  which  his  heirs  were  reimbursed  by  Congress  without  their  solicitation. 
Assisted  in  defense  of  Richmond  against  Arnold.  Member  of  House  of  Dele 
gates  and  of  Convention  which  ratified  Constitution  of  United  States. 

Reference:     Heitman's   Historica)    Register,    p.    309.     Appleton's   Cyclopaedia   of 
American  Biography. 
Hunt,  Henry  Thomas. 

NICHOLAS,  ROBERT  CARTER,  Virginia.     1715-1780. 

Member  of  Committee  of  Correspondence  appointed  by  House  of  Burgesses. 
Member  of  Assembly  dissolved  by  Lord  Dunmore,  which  afterwards  assem 
bled  at  Raleigh  Tavern.  Member  of  Committee  of  Safety  and  Financier  of 
that  Committee.  Chairman  protem.  of  Committee  which  met  in  1775  for 
adoption  of  State  Constitution.  Author  of  address  to  arouse  the  patriots. 
Judge  of  Chancery  and  Appeals,  1779-1780.  Died  at  Hanover,  Va.,  1780. 

Reference:     Appleton's  Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biography,  vol.  4,  p.  511.     Bishop 
Meade's  History  of  Virginia.     Collins'  History  of  Kentucky.     Ranck's  History 
of  Lexington,   Ky. 
Hunt,  Henry  Thomas. 

NORMAN,  THOMAS,  Virginia.     1758-1838. 

Culpepper  Co.,  Va.  Private  in  Capt.  Roberts'  Company,  Col.  Crockett's 
Regiment,  Virginia  Troops. 

Reference:     U.  S.  Pension  List  for  1835,  p.  514.     Certificate  from  Bureau  of  Pen 
sions. 


NORRIS,  JONATHAN,  New  Hampshire.     1749-1826. 

Jonathan  Norris  was,  on  September  20,  1776,  an  Ensign  in  Capt.  Daniel  Gor 
don's  Company,  Col.  Thomas  Tash's  Regt.  raised  to  re-enforce  the  Continental 
Army  in  New  York. 

He  was  afterwards  made  2nd  Lieutenant  in  Capt.  Zebulon  Oilman's  Company, 
Col.  Stephen  Evan's  Regt.,  and  joined  the  Continental  Army  in  New  York, 
where  he  served  from  September  8  to  October  29,  1777. 

Reference:     Roster,  p.  248-250,  Bell's  History  of  Exeter,  N.  H. 
Norris,  Henry  McCoy. 

NORTON,  EBENEZER,  JR.,  Connecticut.     1748-1795. 

Goshen,  Conn.     Private  in  Capt.  Medad  Hills'  Company  of   Minutemen,  Dec. 

1776;  manufacturer  of  muskets  for  the  Colony  during  the  Revolution. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution. 

NORTON,  EBENEZER,  SR.,  Connecticut.     1715-1785. 

Goshen,  Conn.  Lieut. -Colonel  of  17th  Regt.  Conn.  Militia  to  December,  1776; 
Representative  in  the  Colonial  Legislature  for  22  terms  to  1779;  agent  of  the 
Colony  in  collecting  military  supplies  during  Revolution. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution. 

NO  YES,  JOSEPH,  Massachusetts.     1736-1826. 

Private  in  Lexington  Alarm  Roll  from  Newbury,   Mass.;  Corporal  in  Capt. 

Wm.    Roger's  Company,   April,    1775;  Corporal  in  same  Company,   October, 

1775;  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Ezra  Badlam's  Company,  26th  Regiment,  1776;  Lieut. 

in  Col.  Wesson's  Regiment  from  1777  to  1779. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Massachusetts  Secretary  of  State. 

Noyes,  Joseph  Cheever. 

OGDEN,  ROBERT,  New  Jersey.     1716-1787. 

Surrogate  for  the  County  of  Essex,  N.  J.,  one  of  the  King's  Counselors,  and 
for  several  years  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Assembly;  when  the  war  began  he 
sided  with  the  cause  of  freedom;  was  member  of  the  Committee  of  Vigilance 
of  Elizabethtown,  and  served  as  Commissary  during  the  war;  he  was  the 
father  of  Gen'l.  Mathias  Ogden  and  Col.  Aaron  Ogden,  of  Revolutionary  fame. 

Reference:     New  Jersey  Archives. 

ORR,  ROBERT,  Pennsylvania.      1745-1833. 

He  was  Captain  of  Volunteer  Company  of  Associators,  Pennsylvania,  1776. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  in  the  Revolution,  vol.   15,  p.  684. 

Orr,  James  Potter. 

OSBORN,  ETHAN,  Connecticut.     New  Jersey.      1758-1858. 

Litchfield,  Conn.  Private  1776  in  Captain  B.  Beebe's  Company,  Colonel  Philip 
Burr  Bradley 's  Regiment,  Connecticut  Militia,  on  special  duty  in  Danbury, 
Conn.;  re-enlisted,  June,  1780,  under  Colonel  Beebe,  and  discharged  on  ac 
count  of  ill  health. 

Reference :     Certified  Copy  of  Pension. 
Kurd,  Ethan  Osborn. 

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OSBORN,  JOHN,  Connecticut.     1728-1814. 

Litchfield,  Conn.  Lieutenant  in  Captain  Jairus  Wilcox's  Company,  Regiment 
of  Artificers,  commanded  by  Jonathan  Baldwin,  Massachusetts,  commissioned 
November  1,  1777;  resigned,  October  14,  1778. 

Reference:     Heitman's   Historical    Register.     Certificate   from    Connecticut    Adju 
tant-General. 
Hurd,  Ethan  Osborn. 

PALMER,  JOHN,  New  Hampshire.     New  York.     1757-1843. 

Private  for  twenty-eight  days;  Ensign  for  six  months  and  twenty-seven  days; 
Sergeant  for  six  months  and  nine  days;  served  mostly  under  Captains  Palmer 
and  Haddock. 

Reference:     New  York  Archives,  vol.   1,  p.  272.     Certified  Copy  of  Pension  Cer 
tificate. 
Haynes,  George  White. 

PALMER,  THOMAS,  Pennsylvania. 

Commander  of  the  private  brig  "Mercury,"  in  1781 — 20  men,  6  guns — com 
missioned  by  the  State  of  Pennsylvania. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Pennsylvania  State  Librarian. 

PARKE,  ZEBULON,  Pennsylvania.     1757-1846. 

Enlisted  in  January,  1776,  for  one  year  as  private,  2nd  Company  (Captain 
Thomas  Patterson  commanding),  3rd  Battalion,  1st  Establishment,  New  Jersey 
Continental  Line;  served  in  the  expedition  to  Canada  and  took  part  in  the  opera 
tions  before  Quebec  in  May  and  June,  1776;  promoted  Corporal,  November 
1st,  1776;  discharged,  January,  1777;  re-entered,  January  10,  1777,  for  three 
years  as  Corporal  in  same  Company,  took  part  in  Battle  of  Brandywine, 
Del.,  September  11,  1777,  the  engagement  at  Crosswicks  Bridge,  N.  J.,  June 
23,  1778,  Battle  of  Monmouth,  N.  J.,  June  28th,  1778;  promoted  Sergeant 
July  1,  1779,  and  served  in  Major  General  John  Sullivan's  expedition  against 
the  Nations  in  Western  Pa.,  May  11,  to  November  5,  1779;  took  part 
in  Battle  of  Chemung,  N.  Y.,  August  29,  1779;  discharged  at  Elizabethtown, 
N.  J.,  May  27,  1780,  at  expiration  of  term  of  service  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Adjutant  General  of  State  of  New  Jersey. 
Fahnestock,  George  Curry. 
Fahnestock,  Leslie  Miller. 

PARKER,  JACOB,  New  York. 

Haverstraw,  N.  Y.     Private  in  Capt.  John  Gardiner's  Company,  Orange  Co. 

Regiment,  New  York  Militia,  Col.   Ann  Hawkes  Hay  commanding,   1779. 
Reference:     Certified   abstract   from   a   manuscript   volume,    entitled    "Treasurer's 

Certificates,"  vol.  4,  p.  31,  in  the  custody  of  the  Regents    of    the  University 

of  New  York,  in  the  New  York  State  Library. 

Armstrong,  Frank  Newton. 

Armstrong,  George. 

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PATTERSON,  ROBERT,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio.     1753-1827. 

Served  under  Col.  George  Rogers  Clark  in  1778,  in  the  Illinois  campaign;  in 
1779  in  the  Bowman  expedition  against  old  Chillicothe;  in  1780,  a  Captain 
under  Col.  Clark  in  the  Little  Miami  expedition;  served  under  Col.  Daniel 
Boone  in  the  Battle  of  Blue  Licks,  1782,  and  also  in  the  second  expedition  of 
George  Rogers  Clark  against  the  Miami  Indians,  September,  1782.  His  com 
mission  as  Captain,  from  Thomas  Jefferson,  Governor  of  Virginia,  dated  1781, 
is  preserved  in  the  family. 

Reference:     Original  Commission  of  Captain. 
Patterson,  John  Henry. 
Patterson,  Stephen  Johnston. 


PATTON,  GEORGE,  Virginia.     1757-1813. 

Falmouth,    Va.     Sergeant    in  Capt.    Wm.    Wallace's  Company,   Col.   Fowler, 

1777-1778. 
Reference:     Pension  Office  Certificate. 

Patton,  John  Elaine. 


PAXTON,  THOMAS,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio.     1734-181-. 

Bedford  Co.,  Pa.  Captain,  September  12,  1776,  of  Company  of  Rangers; 
Captain  of  Militia,  1st  Battalion,  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  December  8,  1776;  Lieu 
tenant-Colonel  2nd  Battalion,  December  10,  1777. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.  14,  p.  647. 
Clark,  Charles  Crichton. 
Diehl,  George  Paxton. 
Paxton,  Thomas  Barbour. 


PAYNE,  EDWARD,  Virginia.     1726-1806. 

Fairfax  Co.,  Va.     Member  of  Committee  of  Safety  for  Fairfax  Co.,  Va.     Com 
manded  a  company  of  Virginia  Troops  in  the  Revolution. 

Reference:     American  Archives,  4th  ser.,  vol.   1,  p.  602.     The  Payne  Family,  by 
Henry  C.  Payne,  (New  York,  circ.  1897),  p.  6. 


PECK,  HIRAM,  Massachusetts.     1764-1831. 

Private  in  Capt.  Jonathan  Sibley's  Company,   Col.   Luke  Drury's  Regiment, 

from  Aug.  9,   1781,  to  Nov.  21,   1781-2. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts. 


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PECK,  JOHN,  Massachusetts.     1734-1812. 

John  Peck  served  as  a  private  soldier  in  the  company  of  Captain  Abijah  Childs, 
.  Lieut. -Colonel  Wm.  Bond's  Regt.  (37th).  His  name  appears  on  muster  roll 
dated  Camp  Prospect  Hill,  Sept.  9,  1775.  Enlisted  April  30th,  1775.  John 
Peck  also  appears  as  a  private  on  Muster  and  Pay  Roll  of  Capt.  Nathaniel 
Carpenter's  Company,  Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  Regt.,  for  service  in  Rhode 
Island,  on  the  alarm  of  December  8,  1 776.  Enlisted  December  8,  1 776.  Time  of 
service,  16  days.  Also  appears  as  private  in  Capt.  Jas.  Hill's  Company  and 
Col.  John  Daggart's  Regt.  at  Bristol,  for  three  months,  from  December  28,  1776. 

Reference:     Above  are  taken  from  Record  Index  to  Revolutionary  War  Archives 
and  certified  to  by  Secretary  of  State  of    Massachusetts,    March    13,   1896. 
Vol.  46,  p    164;  vol.   1,  p.   156;  vol.  53,  p.  237. 
Peck,  Arthur  Minot. 


PECK,  SILAS,  Connecticut.     1724-1808. 

Enlisted  as  private,  May  10,  1775.  Discharged  December  19,  1775,  in  8th 
Company,  Capt.  Samuel  Gale,  6th  Regt.  Col,  Samuel  Holden  Parson's  Conti 
nental  Troops.  Enlisted  as  private  February  10th,  1777,  for  the  war;  discharged 
January  2nd,  1778.  In  Capt.  EHsha  Lee's  Company,  Col.  John  Durkee,  4th 
Regt.  Conn.  Line.  Served  in  French  War,  and  after  treaty  of  peace  in  1763, 
settled  in  Nova  Scotia,  afterwards  returned  to  Lynn,  Conn. 

Reference:     Connecticut  Records,  pp.  73,  77. 
Webner,  Frank  Erastus. 


PENDLETON,  NATHANIEL,  Virginia.     New  York.     1746-1821. 

Ensign,  10th  Continental  Infantry,  January  1st,  1776;  1st  Lieutenant,  llth  Va., 
July  23,  1776;  Captain,  March  13,  1777;  taken  prisoner  at  Fort  Washington, 
November  16,  1776;  exchanged  October  18,  1780;  transferred  to  3rd  Va.  Reg 
iment,  February,  1781;  Aide-de-Camp  to  Gen.  Greene  to  close  of  the  war. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 


PERIN,  LEMUEL,  Massachusetts.     Indiana.      1749-1822. 

Rehoboth,  Mass.  On  Lexington  Alarm  Roll,  Capt.  John  Perry's  Company; 
Corporal  in  Capt.  Perry's  Company,  April  28,  1775,  to  August  1,  1775;  Cor 
poral  in  Capt.  Perry's  Company,  Oct.  6,  1775;  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Carpenter's 
Company,  Dec.  8,  1776;  Sergeant  in  Capt.  Perry's  Company,  July  27,  1780. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts. 
Bailey,  Gilbert  Langdon. 


PERRY,  JOHN,  -  -  Ohio.     1752-1825. 

Cornet  of  3rd  Continental  Dragoons,   1781;  retained  in  Baylor's  Regiment  of 

Dragoons,  Nov.,   1782,  to  close  of  war. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

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PETERS,  RICHARD,  Pennsylvania.      1744-1828. 

Captain  in  Provisional  Troop,  1775;  Secretary  of  Continental  Board  of  War, 
June  13,  1776;  in  November,  1777,  a  member  of  new  Board  of  War;  Secre 
tary  of  War  of  the  United  States,  February,  1781;  member  of  Congress,  1782; 
U.  S.  District  Judge. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series. 

PEYTON,  YELVERTON,  Virginia.      1735-1794. 

Member  of  Committee  of  Stafford  Co.,  Va.,  to  prepare  an  address  to  inhabi 
tants  of  Stafford  expressing  sympathy  with  the  people  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and 
also  member  of  the  permanent  committee  of  sixty-nine,  by  which  act  he  became 
liable  to  conviction  for  treason. 

Reference:     Force's  Archives,  vol.   1,  p.  618. 

PI  ATT,  DANIEL,  New  Jersey.      1745-1780. 

New  Brunswick,  N.  J.     Captain,  1st  New  Jersey,  December  16,  1775;  Major,  1st 

New  Jersey,  April   16,   1778. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register.     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.  63. 

Godley,  Samuel  Smith. 

PIATT,  JACOB,  New  Jersey.     Kentucky.      1747-1834. 

Captain  in  1st  New  Jersey  Regiment,  1775;  original  member  of  the  Society  of 

the  Cincinnati. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Carroll,  Louis. 

Carroll,  Robert  de  Valcourt. 

Goodman,  William  Augustus,  Jr. 

Orr,  George  Burnet. 

PIERCE,  WILLARD,  Connecticut.     Vermont.      1760-1830. 

Willard  Pierce  enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary  Army,  January  8,  1778,  as  private 

in  Captain  Moses  Branch's  Company,  Col.  Johnson's  Regiment,  Conn.  Militia, 

at  the  age  of  sixteen,  from  Pomfret,  Conn. 
Reference :     Connecticut  Roster,  folio  527 ;  also  Pierce  Genealogy,  Newberry  Library, 

Chicago.      "Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,"  p.  527. 

PINTARD,  JOHN,  New  York.      1759-1845. 

New  York  City.  Ran  away  from  Princeton  College  and  enlisted  in  Revolution 
ary  Army  in  New  Jersey.  Served  as  deputy  to  Louis  Pintard.  Commissary  for 
Prisoners  in  New  York  City,  and  filled  the  duties  of  the  latter  for  several  years. 

Reference:     Life  of  John  Pintard,   by  Walter  Barrett   (New   York).     Documents 
relating  to  John  Pintard  in  N.  Y.  Historical  Soc.,  which  was  founded  by  him. 

PLACE,  WILLIAM,  New  York. 

William  Place  served  as  a  private  in  Col.  Johannes  Johnson's  Regt.  in  Capt. 

Cornelius  Mastin's  Company,   Ulster  County  Militia.     He  also  served  in  the 

Ulster  County  Rangers. 
Reference:     The  name  of  William  Place  appears  on  page  52,  vol.  1,  of  Certificates 

of  thelTreasurer,   Albany,   N.   Y.,  as  private  in  the  above  Regiment.     Date 

of  Pay  Roll,  May  28,   1780. 

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POMEROY,  BENJAMIN,  Connecticut.     1704-1784. 

Hebron,  Conn.     Chaplain,  3rd  Connecticut  Line,  January  1,   1777,  to  July  1, 

1778. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  168. 

POMEROY,  ELIHU,  Connecticut.     1755-1834. 

Hebron,     Conn.       Private    in    the    Hebron    Company,    Connecticut    Militia, 

Lexington    Alarm. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  13. 

POMEROY,  SETH,  Massachusetts.     New  York.     1706-1777. 

Brigadier-General,  June,    1775;   also  at  the  siege  of  Louisburg,  1745,  and   of 

Crown  Point,   1755,  in  the  French  and  Indian  Wars. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Pomeroy,  George  Eltweed. 

POND,  CHARLES,  Connecticut.     1754— 

Ensign  in  7th  Regiment,  9th  Company;  1st  Lieutenant  of  19th  Continental 
Line;  Captain  of  6th  Continental;  Member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  83,  104,  205,  376. 

POOR,  JOSEPH,  Massachusetts.     1737-1795. 

Rowley,  Mass.  Private  in  Captain  Stephen  Kent's  Company,  Essex  County, 
Mass.,  July  14,  1775;  Private  in  same  Company,  November  1,  1775;  Private 
in  Captain  Moses  Newell's  Company,  Massachusetts  Volunteer  Infantry,  July 
9,  1776;  Lieutenant  in  Captain  Gideon  Foster's  Company,  8th  Essex  County 
Regiment  Volunteer  Infantry,  May  4,  1779. 

Reference     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts. 
Merrell,  George. 

POSEY,  ZEPHANIAH,  Virginia.     Indiana.     1752-1826. 

Served  as  a  private  in  Capt.  Charles  Gallahun's  Company,  llth  Va.  Regt., 
commanded  by  Col.  Daniel  Morgan.  He  enlisted  November  5,  1776,  to  serve 
three  years,  was  transferred  to  Captain  George  Rice's  Company,  llth  and 
15th  Va.  Regt.,  commanded  by  Lieut. -Colonel  John  Cropper  and  Col.  Daniel 
Morgan,  about  June,  1778,  and  to  Capt.  Philip  Slaughter's  Company,  known  as 
Lieut.  James  Wright's  Company,  7th  Va.  Regt.,  commanded  by  Daniel 
Morgan,  and  was  discharged,  November,  1779.  Was  pensioned  in  Hamilton 
County,  Ohio,  June  23,  1819,  under  Act  of  Congress  of  March  18,  1818,  as 
Sergeant  in  Virginia  Continental  Troops. 

Reference:     U.  S.   Pension  Certificate. 

POTTER,  JOHN,  Rhode  Island.     New  Jersey.     1748-1826. 

Captain  in  Rhode  Island  Militia,  appointed  by  Legislature  of  Rhode  Island, 

June,   1779;  served  till  close  of  war. 
Reference:     History  of  Rhode  Island,  vol.  8,  p.  565. 

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PRENTICE,  SAMUEL,  Connecticut. 

Sixth  Conn.  Regt.,  1775;  Major  Samuel  Prentice,  of  Stonington,  Conn.  May 
20,  1775;  discharged,  December  10,  1775;  re-entered  service  in  1776.  Captain 
of  3rd  Company  of  same  Regiment,  of  which  he  was  later  Major.  Lieutenant- 
Colonel,  August  12th,  1776,  in  the  10th  Continental.  6th  Regiment  saw  ser 
vice  about  Boston,  1775,  10th  Continental  defended  New  York  City.  Was 
in  Battle  of  Long  Island,  August  27th;  at  White  Plains,  August  28th.  Lieuten 
ant-Colonel  of  1st  Conn.  Regiment,  1777  and  1778;  with  Washington  at 
Germantown,  October  4,  1777.  Wintered  at  Valley  Forge. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.   72,   73,   99,    127,    128,    145. 
Layton,  Samuel  Herrick. 


PROBASCO,  HENRICK,  New  Jersey. 

Captain,  2nd  Battalion,  Somerset  State  Troops  and  Militia,  New  Jersey.     In 

Battle  of  Monmouth  (tradition). 
Reference:     See    Jerseymen    in     Revolutionary    War,    p.    405.      Certificate    from 

Adjutant-General,  N.  J. 


PROCTOR,  SAMUEL,  Massachusetts.     1755-1797. 

Ensign  in  the  12th  Continental  Infantry  from  Jan.  1,  to  Dec.  31,  1776;  Private 

in  Captain  Henry  Jenney's  Company,   Col.  John  Hathaway 's  Regiment;  in 

Rhode  Island  on  an  alarm,  August,   1780. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  337.     Certificate  from  Secretary  of 

State  of  Massachusetts. 

Jenney,  Herbert. 


PUGH,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio.     1747-1840. 

In  Pennsylvania  Militia,  June  24th,  1775,  for  which  he  was  disowned  by  Not 
tingham  Meeting,  Society  of  Friends,  October  14,  1775;  Captain,  Penn.  Regi 
ment  Infantry,  March  18,  1777;  Private  in  Col.  Evan  Evan's  2nd  Battalion 
Chester  Co.,  Militia,  1780;  served  till  close  of  war. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  337.     Records,  Nottingham  Monthly 
Meeting  of  Friends. 
Pugh,  Achilles  Henry. 
Pugh,  Achilles  Henry,  Jr. 


PUTNAM,  ISRAEL,  (1)  Massachusetts.     Connecticut.     1718-1790. 

Salem,   Mass.     Lieutenant-Colonel  in  Lexington  Alarm,  April,  1775;  Colonel, 

3rd  Connecticut,   May   1,    1775;   Major-General,   Continental   Army,   June    19, 

1777;  retired  June  3,  1783. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  338. 

Putnam,  Douglas,  Jr. 

Putnam,  Louis  Reppert. 


PUTNAM,  ISRAEL,  (II)  Massachusetts.     Connecticut. 

Captain,  3rd  Connecticut,  May,   1,   1775;  Major  and  Aide-de-Camp  to  General 

Putnam,  July  22,  1775,  to  June  3,  1783. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  338. 

Putnam,  Douglas,  Jr. 

Putnam,  Louis  Reppert. 

RALSTON,  ROBERT,  Pennsylvania.      1761-1836. 

Philadelphia,  Pa.  Ensign  in  Capt.  John  McCalla's  Company,  2nd  Regiment 
of  Foot,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  Militia,  Col.  Benj.  G.  Eyre  commanding. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  vol.  13,  pp.  700,  703-4;  vol.  14,  p.  4. 
Jones,  Robert  Ralston. 

RAWSON,  EDWARD,  Massachusetts.     1748— 

Mendon,  Mass.  Member  Massachusetts  Great  and  General  Court;  in  1776,  a 
Commissioner  to  instruct  as  to  Civil  Government;  January  6,  1778,  Commis 
sioner  to  instruct  Representatives;  1780,  served  in  Revolutionary  Army. 

Reference:     Massachusetts  State  Records. 
Rawson,  Edward  Stephen. 

RAWSON,  LEVI,  Massachusetts.     1748 — 

Mendon,  Mass.  Member  of  John  Albee's  Company  of  Minutemen  of  Men 
don,  marched  April  19,  1775;  one  of  a  committee  to  obtain  provisions  for 
Revolutionary  Army,  October  11,  1780;  one  of  a  committee  to  get  recruits  for 
Continental  Army,  appointed  December  4,  1780. 

Reference:     Massachusetts  State  Records. 
Rawson,  Edward  Stephen. 

READ,  WILLIAM,  New  Hampshire.     1754-1834. 

Amherst,  N.  H.       Corporal  in  Capt.  A.  Town's  Company  of  27th  Regiment  of 

Foot,  Continental  Army,  May  2,  1775. 
Reference:     Certificate  of  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts. 

REYNOLDS,  JOHN,  Maryland. 

Captain,    1st   Maryland    Battalion,    Flying   Camp,    June   to    December,    1776. 

Captain,   7th  Maryland,   December   10,    1776.     Resigned,  December  28,    1777. 

Served  at  Valley  Forge,  White  Plains,  Fort  Schuyler  and  High  Hills  of  the  Santee. 
Reference:     Saffel.     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  344. 

Warnock,  William  R. 

REYNOLDS,  JOSEPH,  Massachusetts. 

Rank  not  stated,  served  in  the  12th  Massachusetts  Regiment,  commanded  by 

Col.  Gamaliel  Bradford,   Revolutionary  War.     He  enlisted  July   16,    1779,  to 

serve  nine  months. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Record  and  Pension  Office,  War  Department. 

Reynolds,  Charles  Waugh. 

Reynolds,  Orrin  A. 

Reynolds.  Orrin  Lyle. 

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REYNOLDS,  THOMAS,  Massachusetts. 

Served  as  private,  16th  Massachusetts  Regiment,  commanded  by  Col.  Henry 
Jackson.  He  enlisted,  December  5th,  1777,  to  serve  three  years;  re-enlisted, 
December  4th,  1779;  and  his  name  last  appears  on  the  pay  roll  for  Novem 
ber  and  December,  1780,  without  remark. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Record  and  Pension  Office,  War  Department. 
Reynolds,  Charles  Waugh. 
Reynolds,  Orrin  A. 
Reynolds,  Orrin  Lyle. 

RIDDLE,  JOHN,  New  Jersey.      1761-1847. 

Private  in  Captain  William  Logan's  Company,  1st  Battalion,  Somerset  County, 

New  Jersey  Militia,  April,  1778. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant-General,  State  of  New  Jersey. 

Baldwin,  Bert  Lecompt. 

RILEY,  (REILEY)  JOHN,  Maryland.     Pennsylvania.      1751-1845. 

Private  in  Capt.  Samuel  Miller's  Company,  8th  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  1776; 
transferred  to  Col.  Daniel  Morgan's  Rifle  Regiment,  and  served  under  Capt. 
Van  Swearingen  for  about  twelve  months,  and  afterwards  transferred  to  for 
mer  Regiment,  and  served  under  Capt.  Clark  until  discharged  at  Pittsburgh, 
August  11,  1779. 

Reference:     Pension  Certificate. 


ROBERTSON,  PETER,  England.     New  Hampshire.     1743-1807. 

Amherst,   N.   H.     Private  in  Capt.   Town's  Company,   Col.  Stark's   1st  New 

Hampshire  Troops;  had  his  right  hand  shot  off  by  a  cannon  ball  at  Battle  of 

Bunker  Hill. 
Reference :     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  New  Hampshire. 

Wood,  Charles  Leonard. 


ROCHESTER,  NATHANIEL,  Virginia.     North  Carolina.    Maryland.    New  York. 
1752-1831. 

In  1775  was  appointed  a  member  of  Committee  of  Safety  for  Orange  County, 
N.  C.,  whose  business  was  to  promote  Revolutionary  spirit  among  the  people, 
procure  arms,  etc.  In  August,  1775,  was  appointed  a  Major  of  one  of  four 
Regiments  of  Continental  Troops  raised  in  N.  C.,  and  as  such  attacked  and 
captured  500  troops  raised  among  "Royalists"  of  N.  C.,  for  the  British.  In 
May,  1776,  was  appointed  Commissary  General  (with  rank  of  Col.)  for  the  ten 
Regiments  of  N.  C.,  and  held  that  position  until  compelled  to  resign  on  account 
of  ill  health,  brought  on  by  exposure,  hardships  and  over-exertion  in  the  ser 
vice.  City  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  named  after  him. 

Reference:     See  "Rochester  and  Western  N.   Y,"  by  Henry  O'Reilly,  page  407. 
Early  History  of  the  Rochester  family. 

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RODGERS,  RICHARD,  Pennsylvania.      1733-1804. 

Cumberland  Co.,  Pa.  First  Lieutenant,  5th  Company,  3rd  Battalion,  Cumber 
land  County  Associators,  July  31,  1777 — May  14,  1778.  In  command  of  his 
company,  January,  1778. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  Series,  vol.  14,  pp.  384,  410;  vol.  15,  p.  591. 
Rodgers,  James  Godman. 

ROE,  DANIEL,  New  York.      1740-1820. 

Brookhaven,  N.  Y.     Captain  in  2nd  New  York  Regiment,  Col.  Clinton. 
Reference:     Certified  Copy  of  Pay  Roll. 


ROGERS,  ANDREW,  Pennsylvania.     1746-1782. 

Lancaster  Co.,  Penn.  Was  Ensign  of  the  Liberty  Company  of  Hanover  Town 
ship,  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa.,  in  1775;  3rd  Lieutenant  in  Capt.  James  Roger's 
Company,  in  Col.  Timothy  Green's  Hanover  Rifle  Battalion  of  Lancaster 
Co.,  June  6,  1776,  and  was  in  the  Battle  of  Long  Island;  also  Corporal  in  Col. 
Butler's  Battalion,  Continental  Line,  1778;  held  same  position  when  the 
Company  was  paid  off,  April  1,  1781. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  State  Librarian.     Penn.    Archives,   2nd    Ser.,   vol.    10, 
pp.  502,  508,  521;  vol.  13,  p.  322. 
Rodgers,  James  Godman. 


ROSS,  JOSEPH,  New  Jersey.     Ohio.     1750-1838. 

He  entered  the  Revolutionary  War  at  28  years  of  age,  and  served  three  years. 

Enlisted  from  Essex  County,  New  Jersey.     He  served  in  the  Essex  County 

Militia,  under  Capt.  Jededial  Swan,  Capt.  Benjamin  Williams  and  Capt.  John 

Scudder,  and  participated  in  the  Battles  of  Connecticut  Farms  and  Springfield. 

He  was  a  United  States  Pensioner. 
Reference:     Stryker's    Official    Register  of    Men    of    New    Jersey,  pp.  276,    740. 

Adjutant  General's  Record,  State  of  New  Jersey. 

Disque,  Brice  Pursell. 


RUSSELL,  ASHUR,  Connecticut.     Ohio.     1740-1836. 

He  was  a  soldier  in  Capt.  Caleb  Bull's  Company,  Col.  S.  B.  Webb's  9th  Conn. 

Regt,  Continental  Line. 
Reference:     "Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,"  p.  250. 

Russell,  Willis  W. 


RUSSELL,  WILLIAM,  Ohio.— 1829. 

Private  in  Capt.  Jacob  Martin's  Company,  4th  Battalion,  2nd  Establishment, 
Continental  Line  of  New  Jersey.  Private  in  the  Somerset  County,  New  Jersey, 
Militia. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant  General  of  New  Jersey. 

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RYKER,   GERARD  US,  New  Jersey.     Kentucky.     1740-1810. 

Closter,  N.  J.     Ensign  in  Col.  Theunis  Dey's  Bergen  County  Regiment,  N.  J. 

Militia;     Ensign  in  Major  Mauritius  Goetschius'  Battalion,  N.  J.  Troops. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant  General,  State  of  N.  J.     Official  Record  of 

N.  J.  Troops  in  the  Revolution. 

La  Bach,  James  Oscar. 

La  Bach,  Paul  Mayer. 


SACKETT,  NATHANIEL,  New  York.     1737-1805. 

Fishkill,  N.  Y.  Member  Fishkill  Committee  of  Safety,  New  York  General 
Committee  of  Safety,  and  New  York  Provisional  Congress.  Acting  Ord 
nance  Officer  of  Troops  operating  on  East  Bank  of  Hudson  River. 

Reference:  Journal  of  New  York  Provisional  Congress,  vol.  1,  pp.  804,  963;  Cal 
endar  of  N.  Y.  Historical  Manuscripts,  vol.  1,  pp.  67,  86,  et  seq.;  vol.  2,  p.  8. 
Archives  of  State  of  New  York  in  Revolution,  vol.  1,  pp.  3,  133.  American 
Archives,  5th  Ser.,  vol.  3,  pp.  213,229,467.  Original  Mss.  letters  on  file  at 
Washington's  Headquarters,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 


SCHOOLY,  JOHN,  New  Jersey.     1761-1834. 

Private  in  New  Jersey  Militia. 
Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.  746. 


SCOTT,  GUSTAVUS,  Maryland.     Washington,  D.  C.     1750-1801. 

Somerset  Co.,  Md.  Member  of  Association  of  Freemen,  1774;  Delegate  to 
Maryland  Convention,  1775;  member  of  Maryland  Convention  (2),  1776;  mem 
ber  of  Maryland  Congress,  1776-83;  member  of  Committee  of  Safety,  1776-83. 

Reference:     American  Archives.     Force's  Archives. 
Tingley,  Clern  Henry. 


SCOTT,  MATTHEW,  Pennsylvania. 

1st  Lieutenant  in  Miles'  Pennsylvania  Rifle  Regiment,  March  15,  1776;  taken 

prisoner  at  Long  Island,  August  27,  1776;  exchanged,  December  8,  1776;  Capt. 

in  Pennsylvania  State  Regiment,  April  18,  1777;  retired,  July  1,  1778. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 


SCOUT,  AARON,  Pennsylvania.— 1809. 

Philadelphia,  Pa.     Ensign  of  7th  Company,  4th  Battalion,  Philadelphia  County 

Militia,  in    1777;   also   Ensign  in  6th   Company,    1st   Battalion,    Philadelphia 

County  Militia,  and  in  actual  service  in  1780. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.   13,  pp.  783,  791.     Certificate 

from  Pennsylvania  State  Librarian. 

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SCOVELL,  ELISHA,  Connecticut.     Pennsylvania.      1734-1799. 

Appointed  a  Lieutenant  of  the  7th  Company,  24th  Regiment  of  the  Colony  of 
jjgj     Conn.,  by  the  General  Assembly,  October  session,  1775.     The  24th  Regiment 

was  organized  from  the  inhabitants  of  Westmoreland,  which  was  considered  a 

part  of  Litchfield  County. 
Reference:     Col.  Rec.   15,  pp.   12,   153. 

Mack,  Edward. 

SEAMANS,  MARTIN,  Rhode  Island. 

Providence,  R.  I.  Ensign,  First  Providence  Company,  Militia,  1776.  Census 
Enumerator  of  Providence,  December,  1776.  Given  an  allowance  for  search 
ing  a  brig  under  Governor's  orders,  February,  1777.  Committeeman  to  pre 
pare  list  of  able-bodied  inhabitants  of  Providence,  March,  1777.  Sheriff  of 
Providence  County,  May,  1777. 

Reference:     Rhode  Island  Colonial  Records,  vol.  7,  p.  516;  vol.  8,  pp,   110,   138, 
188,  230. 
Felton,  Samuel  Morse. 

SELDEN,  SAMUEL,  Connecticut.     1723-1776. 

Linn,  Conn.     Colonel,  Connecticut  State  Regiment,  June  20,   1776;  wounded, 

taken  prisoner,  Sept.  15,  1776,  and  died  in  the  Old  Brick  Church  Prison  House, 

New  York  City,  October  11,   1776. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in   the  Revolution,   pp.   392,   403,   433,   582.     Heitman's 

Historical  Register. 

SEWALL,  THOMAS,  Maine.     1750—. 

Private  in   Capt.  John  Blount's  Company,  Col.  Samuel  McCobb's  Regiment; 

enlisted   June  29,    1779;  discharged,   September,    1779;   served  in  expedition 

against   Penobscot. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts. 

SHAYLOR,  JOSEPH,  Connecticut.     Ohio.— 1816. 

Wallingford,  Conn.  Enlisted,  June  20,  1776,  as  Ensign  in  Douglas'  State  Regi 
ment;  served  'till  December  25,  1776;  2nd  Lieutenant,  6th  Connecticut,  Janu 
ary  1,  1777;  1st  Lieutenant,  Nov.  15,  1778;  transferred  to  4th  Connecticut, 
Jan.  1,  1781;  to  1st  Connecticut,  Jan.  1,  1783;  served  'till  June  3,  1783. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 
Hall,  Charles  Gilbert. 

SHIELDS,  JOHN,  Maryland.     Tennessee.      1755-1833. 

Frederick  Co.,  Md.     Captain  in  Col.   Bruce's  Battalion  of  Militia,   Frederick 

Co.,  Md.,   December  28,    1776. 
Reference:     Maryland   Archives,   vol.    12.   p.   554.     Certificate  from  Commissioner 

of  the  Land  Office,   Annapolis,    Md. 

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SHOEMAKER,  HANYOOST,  New  York.     1747—. 

Mohawk,  N.   Y.     Major  of  4th  Battalion,  Tyron  County  Militia. 
Reference:     New  York  Archives,   vol.    1,  pp.   296,  297. 

Shoemaker,  Frederick  Bellinger. 

Shoemaker,  Michael  Myers. 

SHREVE,  WILLIAM,  New  Jersey. 

First  Major  of  1st  Regiment,  Burlington  Co.,  N.  J.,  Militia,  Sept.  28,   1776; 

Lieutenant-Colonel  of  same,  March  15,  1777;  Colonel  of  same,  April  18,  1778. 
Reference:     Certificate  from   Adjutant  General  of  New  Jersey. 

Wood,  Charles  Morgan. 

SLINGERLAND,  ALBERT,  New  York.     1732—. 

He  was  enlisted  in  the  3rd  Reg.,  Albany  Co.,  Militia  (Land  Bounty  Rights), 
in  the  Revolutionary  War  under  Capt.  John  Vanderheyden  and  Capt.  Vader. 

Reference:     New  York  in  the  Revolution,  2nd  Ed.,  Albany,   1898,  p.  225. 
Slocum,  Stephen  Elmer. 

SLOCUM,  ELEAZER,  New  York.     1744-1826. 

An  enlisted  man  in  the  Albany   County,   New    York  Militia,  13th  Regt.  under 

Capt.   Peter  Van  Vort,    1777. 
Reference:     New  York  in  the  Revolution  as  Colony  and  State,  2nd  edition,  1898, 

p.  234. 

Slocum,  Charles  Elihu. 

SLOCUM,  JOSEPH,  New  York.     1766-1815. 

Enlisted  with  his  father,  Eleazer  Slocum  in  Albany,  New  York,  Militia,  13th 
Regt.,  Col.  John  McCrea.  Also  joint  surety  for  muskets  and  ammunition 
for  protection  against  the  savage  allies  of  the  British  in  Northampton  Town 
ship,  now  Fulton  (then  Albany)  County,  New  York. 

Reference:  New  York  in  the  Revolution  as  Colony  and  State,  Albany,  1898,  2nd 
edition,  p.  124.  Military  papers  of  Gov.  Daniel  D.  Tompkins,  vol.  3,  p.  301. 
Slocum,  Charles  Elihu. 

SLOCUM,  SAMUEL,  Rhode  Island.     Vermont.      1756-1827. 

Enlisted  in  Continental  Army,  and  his  name  is  found  in  Capt.  Samuel  Robin 
son's  roll  of  those  who  were  in  the  Battle  of  Bennington,  Aug.  16th,  1777. 

Reference:     Vermont  Revolutionary  Rolls,   1904,  p.  27. 
Slocum,  Stephen  Elmer. 

SMITH,  ELIJAH,  SR.,  Vermont. 

Private  under  Capt.  Timothy  Bush,  Capt.  Bosham  and  Lieutenant  Burton  to 
assist  in  the  defense  of  Stratford.  Private  in  Capt.  Thos.  Barnsey's  Company 
Col.  Ira  Allen's  Regiment,  Vermont  Troops,  October  21,  1781. 

Reference:  Records  in  the  Office  of  the  Adjutant  and  Inspector  General  of  the 
State  of  Vermont. 

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SMITH,  ISRAEL,  Connecticut.     Vermont.     New  York.     1739—. 

Brattleboro,  Vt.  Private  in  Captain  Jonathan  Kale's  Company,  Colonel  Wool- 
cott's  Regiment,  January,  February  and  March,  1776,  at  Boston;  in  Captain 
Calkin's  Company,  Colonel  Lattimer's  Regiment,  under  General  Gates  at 
Saratoga,  August  24  to  October  30,  1777;  also  Private  in  Captain  Holmes' 
Company,  Colonel  Chapman's  Regiment,  August  3  to  September  14,  1778; 
also  Private  in  Captain  Morns'  Company,  2nd  Regiment,  Connecticut  Line, 
April  19,  1781,  to  December  31,  1781;  also  in  same  Regiment  until  June,  1783. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  325,  369,  385,  505,  533. 
Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 

SMITH,  JAIRUS,  Connecticut.— 1803. 

Canterbury,  Conn.     Corporal,   Captain  Morgan's  Company,   Col.  Storr,    1776; 

Private,    Capt.    Kingsbury's   Company,    Col.    Ely,    1776-1777;    Private,    Capt. 

Bingham's    Company,     Col.   Tyler,    May,     1777;    Private,    Capt.     Robinson's 

Company,    Col.    McClelland,    1778;  Corporal,   Capt.    Wale's    Company,   under 

Col.    Wells,    1780-81. 
Reference:     Pension  Certificate. 

Yergason,  Henry  Christopher. 

SMITH,  JOHN,  Maryland. 

Baltimore,  Md.  Chairman  of  Committee  of  Merchants  to  prohibit  importa 
tion  of  European  Goods,  1769.  Member  Committee  of  Correspondence.  In 
1774  a  member  of  Committee  of  Government  and  for  raising  Minutemen. 
Appointed  by  Congress  one  of  Committee  to  procure  arms  from  abroad.  Del 
egate  to  Convention  to  frame  State  Constitution,  1776.  Father  of  Col. 
Samuel  Smith,  whose  portrait  adorns  rotunda  of  Capitol  at  Washington. 

Reference:     Appleton's  Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biography,  vol.  5,  p,  587. 
Hunt,  Henry  Thomas. 

SMITH,  LEVI,  Massachusetts.     Ohio.      1761-1828. 

Amherst,  Mass.  Enlisted  at  age  of  14;  Fifer  in  Capt.  R.  Dickinson's  Com 
pany,  Colonel  \Voodbridge's  Regiment,  Sept.  28,  1775;  Fifer  in  Captain  John 
Thompson's  Company,  Colonel  Leonard's  Regiment,  May  8,  1775;  enlisted 
May  2,  1777,  Hampshire  County  Regiment;  Fife-Major,  Capt.  Sam  Cook's 
Company,  Colonel  Woodbridge's  Regiment,  August  11,  1777;  Fifer,  Captain 
Abner  Pomeroy's  Company,  Colonel  Ezra  Wood's  Regiment,  June,  1778; 
Fife-Major,  Captain  James  Harlow's  Company,  Colonel  Ezra  Wood's  Regi 
ment,  August  1,  1778;  Fifer,  Captain  Elijah  Dwight's  Company,  Colonel  Elisha 
Porter's  Regiment,  July  21,  1779;  Fifer,  Captain  Job  Alvord's  Company, 
Colonel  S.  Murray's  Regiment,  July  15,  1780;  discharged,  October  10,  1780. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts;  also  vol.  17,  p. 
28;  vol.  18,  p.  52;  vol.  23,  p.  168;  vol.  42,  p.  108;    vol.  46,   pp.    94,    108,    123, 
135;  vol.  56,  p.  165,  Mass.  Records. 
Smith,  George  Clement. 
Smith,  William  Walker. 

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SMITH,  MARTIN,  Massachusetts.     1730-1780. 

Amherst,  Mass.  Private  in  Capt.  Reuben  Dickinson's  Company,  Col.  Wood- 
bridge's  Regiment,  Lexington  Alarm,  April  19,  1775.  Private  in  Capt.  James 
Hendrick's  Company,  at  Charlestown,  Mass.,  January  13,  1776. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts. 
Smith,  William  Walker. 

SMITH,  OLIVER,  Connecticut.     1739-1811. 

Captain,  August,  1775;  Major,  1776;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  1st  Regiment,  July, 
1776;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  8th  Regiment,  October,  1776;  Colonel,  May,  1777. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  434,  450,  561,  681. 

SMITH,  THOMAS,  Maryland.     Kentucky. 

First  Lieutenant,  Smallwood's  Maryland  Regiment,  January  14,  1776.  Capt. 
4th  Maryland  Battalion,  Flying  Camp,  June  to  December,  1776.  Major, 
5th  Maryland,  December  10,  1776.  Resigned,  March  12,  1778.  Served  at 
Valley  Forge,  White  Plains,  Fort  Schuyler  and  High  Hills  of  the  Santee. 

Reference:     Saffel.     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  374. 
War  nock,  William  R. 

SMITH,  WILLIAM,  Ohio.     1754-1825. 

Private  for  one  year  under  Capt.  Joseph  Stedham,  Colonel  Hazlett's  Delaware 

Troops. 
Reference:     Pension  Certificate. 

SMYTHE,  THOMAS,  Maryland.      1757-1807. 

Kent  Co.,  Maryland.  Appointed  by  Maryland  Convention,  Lieutenant  in  a 
Company  of  Light  Infantry,  January  14,  1776;  Captain  of  Company  of  Flying 
Camp  Militia  from  Maryland,  July  9,  1776;  promoted  to  Major,  December 
10,  1776. 

Reference:     American  Archives,  4th  ser.  vol.  4,  p.  729;  5th  ser.,  vol.  1,  pp.  1346-7. 
Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  374.     McSherry's  History  of  Maryland,  p.  385. 

SPARKS,  RICHARD,  New  Jersey.     Pennsylvania.     Mississippi.— 1815. 

Sergeant  in  Capt.  Thomas  B.  Bowen's  Company,  9th  Pennsylvania  Regiment, 

Col.   Richard  Butler,    1778. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,   vol.    15,  2nd  series,  p.  484. 

Shouse,  William  Henry. 

SPENCER,  OLIVER,  New  Jersey.     Ohio.     1735-1811. 

Colonel  in  Regular  Continental   Army,   January   15,    1777,   served  six  years; 

original  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

SPRAGUE,  EBENEZER,  Rhode  Island. 

Deputy  from  Johnstown,   R.   I.,  in  the  General  Assembly,   1775-1779. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State,  Rhode  Island. 

107 


STARKWEATHER,  JESSE,  Connecticut.      1739-1825. 

Preston,    Conn.     Lieutenant,    Lexington   Alarm,    April,    1775.     Lieutenant  in 
Capt.  Warren's  5th  Company,   llth  Regiment,  Connecticut  Militia,   1780. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  20,  462,   561. 


STARR,  EZRA,  Connecticut.     1753-1805. 

Dunbury,   Conn.     Lieutenant  3rd  Regiment  of  Light  Horse  of  Connecticut: 
promoted  to  Major,  and  commanded  his  Regiment  until  close  of  war. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,   pp.   443,   563. 


STEPHENSON,  JAMES,  Virginia.  —1813. 

Berkeley  Co.,  Va.     Captain  and  Paymaster  of  13th  Virginia  Regiment,  Decem 

her   16,    1777. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Hanna,  William  Thompson. 

Hanna,  John  Parker. 


STERRETT,  WILLIAM,  Maryland.     1763-1840. 

1st  Lieutenant,  Smallwood's  Maryland    Regiment,  January  14,  1776.     Taken 

prisoner  at  Long  Island,  August  27th,  exchanged  November  8th,  1776.     Capt. 

1st  Maryland,   December   10th,    1776.     Major,   April    10,    1777,   resigned   Dec. 

15,  1777. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  38. 

Shillito,  Stewart. 


STEVENS,  JONATHAN,  Massachusetts.     1747-1834. 

Andover,    Mass.       Private    in    Capt.    Poor's    Company,    of   Col.    James    Fry's 

Regt.,  April  19,  1775;  Private  in  Capt.  Benjamin  Farnham's  Company  of  Col. 

James  Fry's   Regiment;    Private   in   Capt.    Samuel  Johnston's   Company,  Col. 

Johnson's   Regt.,  August  14,  1777;  discharged  November  30,  1777;  served  at 

Ticonderoga. 
Reference:     Continental    Roll,    Col.    James   Fry's   Regiment,    Massachusetts   Rev. 

Records,  vol.   13,  p.   14;  vol.  20,  pp.   102,   130. 


STEVENS,  MOSES,  Connecticut.     1725-1814. 

Lisbon,  Conn.    Captain  of  4th  Company,  20th  Regiment  of  Connecticut  Troops, 

May  23,    1776. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  554,  614. 


108 


STITES,  HEZEKIAH,  New  Jersey.     1761-1842. 

Early  in  1778  he  enlisted  as  Sergeant  with  Captain  Lane,  in  Col.  Jacques' 
Regiment,  to  guard  the  lines,  to  watch  the  movements  of  the  Tories  and  Brit 
ish,  to  repel  the  incursions  of  marauding  parties,  which  caused  conflicts  at 
Elizabethtown,  at  Connecticut  Farms,  June  6,  1780;  at  Springfield,  when 
burned,  June  23,  1780;  at  Woodruff  Farms,  on  Staten  Island,  and  in  the  at 
tempt  to  drive  the  marauders  off  that  island.  He  settled  at  Columbia,  in 
1788,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  graveyard  at  that  place.  His  claim  for  pen 
sion,  filed  February  19,  1833,  was  duly  allowed. 

Reference:     See  Records,  Bureau  of  Pensions,  Washington,  D.  C.     See  1895  Regis 
ter,   Ohio  Sons  of  Revolution. 
Stites,  Benjamin  Hezekiah. 

STOCKTON,  BENJAMIN  BRAILEY,  New  Jersey.     New  York.— 1829. 

Surgeon  in  Hospital  Department  from   1777   to   1781. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  384. 

STOCKTON,  RICHARD,  New  Jersey.     1730-1781. 

Delegate  to  General  Congress,   1776;  signer  of  Declaration  of  Independence. 
Reference:     Sanderson's  Signers  of  Declaration  of  Independence. 

STODDARD,  RALPH,  Connecticut.     1723-1811. 

Captain  in  8th  Regiment,  Connecticut  State  Militia;  Lieutenant-Colonel  Oliver 

Smith. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  586,  618. 


STODDARD,  VINE,  Connecticut.     1749-1834. 

Ensign  in  Capt.  Ralph  Stoddard's  Company,  8th  Regiment,  Connecticut  State 

Militia,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Oliver  Smith,   1776. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  578,  618. 


STOWE,  JABEZ,  Connecticut.     1716  — 

Second  Lieutenant  in  company  of  Matrosses  at  Fort  Trumbull,  New  London; 

one  of  the  prisoners  carried  off  by  the  British  during   Arnold's   attack   upon 

New  London,  Sept.  6,  1781. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.   578,  629.     Heitman's  Historical 

Register. 

STROOBECKER,  JOHN,  Pennsylvania.     1755-1835. 

Bucks  Co.,  Pa.  First  Lieutenant,  Capt.  George  Willis'  Company,  Major 
Huster's  Battalion  of  Militia  from  Bucks  County,  Pennsylvania,  in  service  at 
Newtown,  January  2,  1777. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  vol.  14,  p.  264. 

109 


TALIAFERRO,  NICHOLAS,  Virginia.     1757  — . 

Nicholas  Taliaferro  (Virginia).  Ensign,  10th  Virginia,  August  15,  1777;  Second 
Lieutenant,  November  15,  1777;  Regiment  designated  6th  Virginia,  September 
14,  1778;  taken  prisoner  at  Charleston,  May  12,  1780,  and  exchanged.  First 
Lieutenant,  February  18,  1781,  and  served  to  close  of  war. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  391. 
McGroarty,  William  Buckner. 

TALLMAN,  BENJAMIN,  Pennsylvania.     Virginia.     Ohio.     1745-1820. 

Benjamin  Tallman  was  a  member  of  the  5th  Battalion  of  the  Militia  of  Berks 
County,  Pennsylvania,  under  Capt.  John  Bishop  and  Col.  Jacob  Weaver. 
Between  1777-1778,  he  paid  the  fine  for  exemption.  About  1780  he  removed 
to  Virginia,  where  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the  4th  Troops  of  the  1st  Partisan 
Legion,  under  Capt.  Claudius  de  Bert  and  Col.  Arrnand,  Marquis  de  la  Rou- 
birie,  a  portion  of  Amando  Corps  that  was  credited  to  Virginia.  A  list 
shows  that  Benjamin  Tallman  (Tollman)  No.  39  in  the  list  was  entitled 
to  one  hundred  acres  of  land  from  the  U.  S.  for  his  services. 

Reference:  Pennsylvania  Archives,  3rd  series,  edited  by  Wm.  H.  Egle,  vol.  6, 
p.  314,  and  Prefatory  Note  on  vol.  1,  "State  of  Accounts  of  the  County 
Lieutenants  during  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  1777-1789."  Archives,  2nd 
series,  vol.  11,  pp.  140,  145,  146.  A  general  return  made  July  1,  1782,  and 
also  in  "Document  34,  of  Journal  and  documents  of  the  House  of  Delegates  of 
Virginia,  1833." 


TAYLOR,  AARON,  Connecticut.     Pennsylvania.     1761-1828. 

Bolton,    Conn.     Private,    7th    Regiment,    Connecticut    Troops,    Col.    Herman 

Swift  commanding.     Date  of  enlistment,  July  8,   1780. 
Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  227. 

Crellin,  Lucius  Blakeslee. 

TAYLOR,  IGNATIUS,  Maryland.     1742-1807. 

St.  Mary's  Co.,  Md.     Captain  of  a  Company  of  Militia  from  St.  Mary's  Co. 
at  the  beginning  of  the  war.     Promoted  to  Major. 

Reference:  Certificate  from  Commissioner  of  the  Land  Office,  Md.  Archives  of 
Maryland,  vol.  12,  pp.  403,  527.  History  of  Western  Maryland,  by  J.  T. 
Scharf,  vol.  1,  p.  169.  Mss.  Autobiography  of  Gov.  John  Chambers,  son- 
in-law  of  Major  Taylor,  written  December  2,  1851.  The  Bowies  and  their 
Kindred,  by  W.  W.  Bowie,  (Washington,  1899)  p.  50. 
Mackoy,  Harry  Brent. 

TEETS,  PETER,  New  Jersey. 

Private  in  Capt.  William  Helm's  Company,  2nd  Regiment,  New  Jersey  Conti 
nental  Line.    Private  in   1st  Regiment,  Continental  Line. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Adjutant-General.     Pension  Office  Certificate. 

110 


THATCHER,  JOHN,  Connecticut.      1739-1805. 

Captain  of  the  "Washington,"  on  Lake  Champlain  in  General  Waterbury's 
command,  in  Arnold's  second  expedition  to  invade  Canada  in  the  fall  of 
was  taken  prisoner  in  the  engagement  off  Valcour's  Island,  October  11,  1776, 
1776;  and  afterwards  exchanged. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  p.  629. 


THAYER,  ISAAC,  Massachusetts.     1742-1827. 

Braintree,  Mass.     Ensign,  July  1,   1775,  Capt.  John  Porter's  Company,   Col. 

Sargent's  Regiment;  1st  Lieutenant,  January  13,  1776,  Capt.  Ebenezer  Thayer's 

Company;  Captain,  June  1,   1777,  of  Capt.  Isaac  Thayer's  Company,  Colonel 

Thomas  Marshall's  Regiment. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts. 

Osborne,  Ernest  Walter. 


THOMAS,  EDWARD,  New  Jersey.      1736-1795. 

EHzabethtown,    N.   J.     Was     Lieutenant,     1st     Regiment,    Burlington,   N.  J. 

Capt.  of  same;  Lieutenant-Colonel,  February,   1776,  of  same;  Colonel,  July  16, 

1776,  of  1st  Battalion;  Colonel  1st  Regiment,  Essex  Co.,  N.  J. 
Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  333,  336,  341,  414. 

Miller,  Griffin  Taylor. 


THOMPSON,  PRICE,  New  Jersey.     Ohio.     1756-1842. 

Enlisted  December  18,  1776,  for  the  war  in  Capt.  Noadiah  Wade's  Company, 
4th  Battalion,  Second  Establishment,  New  Jersey  Continental  Line ;  transferred 
to  1st  Battalion,  February  1,  1779;  served  in  expedition  against  the  six 
Nations  in  Western,  Pa.  and  Western  N.  Y.,  May  11,  to  November  5,  1770; 
transferred  to  1st  Regiment,  New  Jersey  Continental  Line,  January  1,  1781; 
private  in  Capt.  John  Holmes'  Company,  same  Regiment,  and  served  in  the 
Virginia  Campaign,  April  to  October,  1781;  in  Battle  of  Yorktown  and 
surrender  of  Cornwallis,  October  19,  1781.  Promoted  Corporal,  January  1, 
1782,  Capt.  John  Holmes'  Company;  discharged  at  the  close  of  the 
Revolutionary  War. 

Reference:     Record  in  the  Office  of  the  Adjutant-General  of  the  State  of  New 
Jersey,   and  of  the  Bureau  of  Pensions,   Department  of  the  Interior. 
Malsbary,  Charles  Franklin. 

THOMPSON,  ROGER,  Virginia.     1700  — . 

Captain  of  a  Company  of  Minutemen  from  1775  to  1776;  stationed  at  Bur- 
well's  Ferry,  James  River,  July  2,  1776;  ordered  to  North  Carolina  with  his 
Company,  June  4,  1776,  with  Capt.  Nicholas  Lewis. 

Reference:     Journal  of  Virginia  Committee  of  Safety. 
Arnold,  Brent. 

Ill 


THOMPSON,  THOMAS,  New  Jersey. 

Private  in  Essex  County,  New  Jersey,  Militia. 
Reference:     New  Jersey  in  the  Revolution,  p.   789. 

THOMPSON,  WILLIAM,  Ireland.     Pennsylvania.  —1781. 

Carlisle,    Penn.     Colonel    of   Pennsylvania    Rifle    Regiment,    June   25,    1775; 

Colonel  of   1st  Continental   Infantry,  January   1,    1776;   Brigadier-General  in 

Continental  Army,  March   1,    1776;  taken  prisoner  at  Three  Rivers,  June  8, 

1776;  exchanged  October  25,   1780. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 


TORRENCE,  JOSEPH,  Pennsylvania.     1751-1831. 

Fayette    Co.,    Pa.     Second    Lieutenant,    7th    Regiment,    Pennsylvania    Line, 

March  2,  1777;  promoted  1st  Lieutenant,  February  3,  1778;  resigned,  April  25, 

1779. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  401. 

Torrence,  George  Paull. 


TOWER,  PETER,  Massachusetts.     1729-1814. 

Hingham,  Mass.  Private  in  Capt.  P.  Cushing's  Company,  Massachusetts 
Troops,  November  29,  1776;  in  Capt.  Job  Cushing's  Company  from  Dec.  28, 
1776,  to  April,  1777;  in  Capt.  Elias  Whiton's  Company,  on  guard  in  Cam 
bridge,  Massachusetts,  March,  1778. 

Reference:     Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  18,  pp.  90  and  106;  vol.  24,  p.  153.     Tower 
Genealogy  (1893),  p.  162. 


TOWER,  STEPHEN,  Massachusetts.     1755-1826. 

Hingham,  Mass.     Private  in  Captain  Loring's  Company,  Massachusetts  Troops, 

April  19,   1775;  in  Captain  Lincoln's  Company,  May  15,  1775-January  1,  1776; 

in  Captain  Winslow's  Company,  August,  1776,  to  October,   1776,  three  months; 

in  Captain  Cushing's  Company,  December  18,  1776- April  1,  1777;  in  Captain 

Whiton's   Company,    March,    1778;   in   Captain   Ward's  Company,  December, 

1778. 
Reference:     Massachusetts  Archives,  vol.  12,  p.  181;  vol.  18,  p.  89;  vol.  19,  p.  106; 

vol.  24,  pp.  11,  35,  37, 40  and  153;  vol.36,  p.  1 19 ;Tower  Genealogy  (1893),  p.  259. 

TOWNSEND,  DAVID,  Massachusetts.     1753-1829. 

Surgeon  of  Brewer's  Mass.  Regiment,  July  12,1775;  Surgeon  6th  Continental 

Infantry,  January  1  to  December  31,   1776.     Hospital  Surgeon,  March,   1777. 

Hospital  physician  and  surgeon,  October  6,  1780,  and  served  to  close  of  war. 

Original  member  of  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.  402. 

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TOWNSLEY,  THOMAS,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio.     1755-1841. 

Cumberland  Co.,  Pa.  Enlisted,  December,  1776,  from  Sherman's  Valley, 
Cumberland  Co.,  Pa.,  in  Capt.  Thomas  Clarke's  Company,  Col.  Watts'  Regi 
ment.  Re-enlisted,  1781,  in  Capt.  John  Nelson's  Company.  Granted  pension 
on  application  of  September  15,  1832,  from  Xenia,  Ohio. 

Reference:     U.  S.   Pension  Records.     Roll  of  Revolutionary  Pensioners  in  Year 
Book  of  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  Revolution,  for  1897. 
Hunt,  Henry  Thomas. 

TREAT,  JAMES,  Connecticut.      1763-1852. 

Private  in  Capt.  Josiah  Baldwin's  Company,  Job  Wright  and  Thomas  France's 

Company;  served  as  Coast  Guard  at  Killingworth. 
Reference:     Certificate   of   Pension.     Connecticut  in   the   Revolution,   p.   661. 

Doane,  William  Howard. 

TRIMBLE,  JAMES,  Virginia.      1753-1804. 

Captain  of  a  Company  in  Regiment  commanded  by  Col.  George  Mathews. 
Reference:     Certificate  of  County  Clerk  of  Augusta  County,  Va. 

TROTTER,  JAMES,  Virginia.     Kentucky.  —1836. 

Augusta  Co.,  Va.     Served  in  Virginia  Troops  during  the  Revolution.     After 

moving  to  Kentucky,  performed  efficient  frontier  service  against  British  and 

Indians. 
Reference:     Appleton's  Cyclopaedia  of  American  Biography,   vol.  6,   p.    182. 

Hunt,  Henry  Thomas. 

TYLER,  JOHN,  Connecticut.      1721-1804. 

Preston,  Conn.     Lieutenant-Colonel,  6th  Connecticut,  May  1  to  Dec.  10,  1775; 

Lieutenant-Colonel,   10th  Continental  Infantry,  Jan.  1,   1776;  Colonel,  August 

12  to  December  31,    1776;  Brigadier-General,   Connecticut  Militia,    1777  and 

1778. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

VANDEN  BERGH,  RYNIER,  New  York.     1751  — . 

He  was  enlisted  in  the  6th  Regiment,  Albany  Co.,  Militia,  in  the  Revolutionary 

War,  under  Col.  Stephen  John  Schuyler. 
Reference:     New  York  in  the  Revolution,  2nd  edition,  Albany,  1898,  p.   109. 

Slocum,  Stephen  Elmer. 

VANDERVENTER,  JEREMIAH,  New  Jersey.     1741-1806. 

Somerset  Co.,  New  Jersey.     Private  in  Somerset  County,  New  Jersey,  Militia. 
Reference:     Certificate    from    Adjutant    General,  State   of    New    Jersey.     Official 

Records  of  New  Jersey  Troops  in  the  Revolution,  p.  796. 

Smith,  William  Walker. 

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VANDEVEER,  JOSEPH,  New  Jersey.     1761-1841. 

Joseph  Vandeveer  served  as  a  private  Minuteman,  in  the  Monmouth  Co.  N. 
J.  Militia;  enlisted  March  4,  1777,  for  one  month  as  private,  Captain  John 
Schenck's  Company  1st  Regt.  Monmouth  Co.  N.  J.  Militia;  again  enlisted  in 
1777  for  one  month,  as  private  in  same  company;  private,  Capt.  John  Schenck's 
Company  1st  Regt.  Monmouth  Co.  N.  J.  Militia,  Oct.  1777,  and  served  with  the 
Company  and  Regiment  in  Brig.-General  David  Forman's  Brigade,  New  Jersey 
Detailed  Militia;  took  part  in  the  Battle  of  Germantown,  Penn.,  October  4th, 
1777;  served  atour  of  one  month  in  winter  of  1777,  and  another  tour  of  one 
month  in  May,  1778,  in  Capt.  John  Schenck's  Company,  1st  Regt.  Monmouth 
Co.  N.  J.  Militia;  served  a  tour  of  one  month,  June,  1778,  as  Private,  Captain 
Samuel  Carhart's  Company,  1st  Regt.  Monmouth  Co.  N.  J.  Militia;  enlisted  in 
May,  1779,  as  Matross,  Capt.  Barnes  Smock's  Company  of  Artillery,  Monmouth 
Co.  N.  J.  Militia;  enlisted  in  August,  1780,  as  Gunner  on  Gunboat,  Commanded 
by  Capt.  Wm.  Marriner;  taken  prisoner  August  5,  1780,  and  confined  in  North 
Church,  New  York,  until  December  25,  1780,  when  exchanged.  Enlisted  in 
June,  1781,  as  Matross,  Capt.  Barnes  Smock's  Company  of  Artillery  attached 
to  the  1st  Regt.  Monmouth  Co.  N.  J.  Militia;  served  until  the  close  of 
Revolutionary  War. 

Reference:     Certificate  of  Adjutant  General  of  New  Jersey. 

VAN  HORNE,  ISAAC,  Pennsylvania.     1754-1834. 

Bucks  Co.,  Pa.  Ensign,  January  8,  1776,  in  Col.  Robert  Magaw's  Regiment, 
5th  Pennsylvania  Battalion;  taken  prisoner  at  Fort  Washington,  November 
16,  1776;  Captain-Lieutenant,  July  1,  1779,  same  Regiment;  Captain  in  2nd 
Pennsylvania,  June  10,  1781;  retired,  January  1,  1783;  original  member  of  the 
Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

Reference:     Certificate,  State  Librarian,  Pennsylvania.     Heitman's  Historical  Reg 
ister.     Photograph  of  Certificate  of  Order  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati. 

VAUGHAN,  REUBEN,  Virginia.     1740-1808. 

Captain  in  the  Virginia  Militia  from   1777  to  close  of  War. 
Reference:     Certified  Copy  of  his  Commission  as  Captain. 

WAGGENER,  THOMAS,  Virginia.     1762-1842. 

Culpepper  Co.,  Va.     Sergeant  in  Capt.  Stanton's  Company,  Col.  Thornton's 

Regiment,  Virginia  Line. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Bureau  of  Pensions. 

WALKER,  DAVID,  Delaware.     1752-1810. 

New  Castle  Co.,  Del.  Private  in  Capt.  Dean's  Company,  Col.  Samuel  Pat 
terson's  Regiment,  Delaware  Troops,  August  13,  1776. 

Reference:     Certified  Abstract  from  original  diary  of  David  Walker  in  the  pos 
session  of  his  descendants. 
Smith,  William  Walker. 

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WALLACE,  JAMES,  Pennsylvania. 

Bucks  Co.,  Pa.  Was  a  member  of  the  Committee  from  Warwick  Township, 
held  at  Philadelphia,  July  15,  1774;  a  member  of  Bucks  County  Committee 
of  Safety  from  December  15,  1774,  to  July  29,  1776;  Justice  of  the  Court  of 
Common  Pleas  for  Bucks  Co.,  under  the  Constitution  of  1776;  and  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Company  of  Associators  of  Warwick  Township,  Bucks  Co.,  organized 
August  21,  1775. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,   vol.    14,   series  2nd,   p.    163. 

WARD,  ARTEMAS,  Massachusetts.     1727-1800. 

Shrewsbury,  Mass.  Chief  Justice  of  Common  Pleas  Court  for  County  of  Wor 
cester,  1776.  Major  in  expedition  against  Canada.  Colonel,  1759.  Com 
mission  revoked  by  Royal  Governor  for  his  inflexible  opposition  to  arbitrary 
power,  1776.  Member  of  Executive  Council,  1768.  Colonel,  Massachusetts 
Regiment,  May  23,  1775.  Major-General,  Continental  Army,  June  17,  1775; 
resigned,  April  23,  1776,  but  continued  on  duty  until  September  20,  1776. 
Member  of  Continental  Congress,  1779. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register,  p.   417.     Records,  Massachusetts  Bay 
Congress.     Records,  Continental  Congress. 
Baldwin,  Ward. 
Rhodes,  Dudley  Ward. 

WARD,  JOHN,  Holland.     New  York.      1754-1840. 

Saratoga  Co.,  N.  Y.  Private  in  Capt.  Fink's  Company,  Col.  Van  Schaick's 
Regiment,  N.  Y.,  1776;  one  of  General  Philip  Schuyler's  Life  Guard,  and  dis 
charged  at  close  of  war.  Was  wounded  in  a  skirmish  with  Tories  who  at 
tempted  to  capture  General  Schuyler  at  Albany,  N.  Y. 

Reference:     Pension  Office  Certificate. 
Bailey,  Gilbert  Langdon. 

WARD,  WILLIAM,  Vermont.      1743-1819. 

Poultney,  Vt.  Ensign,  8th  Company,  2nd  Regiment,  Vermont  Militia.  Mem 
ber  of  Poultney  Committee  of  Safety. 

Reference:     American  Archives,  5th  ser.,  vol.   1,  p.  658.     Records  of  the  Council 
of  Safety  and    Governor    and    Council  of  Vermont,   vol.    1,  p.     260.      Ward 
Genealogy,  p.  84. 
Ward,  William  Spencer. 

WASGATT,  DAVIS,  Maine.     1751-1844. 

Phillipstown,  Maine.     Private    in    Capt.    Joel    Green's    Company,    Col. 

Wood's  Regiment;   enlisted,  June    1,  1778;   discharged,  Jan.  31,    177 

listed,  July  25,   1780;  discharged,  Dec.  25,   1780;  also  served  three  years  from 

Monson,  N.  H. 
Reference:     Certificate  of  service  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetl 

Clark,  Jesse  Redman. 

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WASHER,  STEPHEN,  New  Hampshire.     1735-1806. 

Stephen  Washer  marched  to  the  defense  of  Ticonderoga  under  command  of 
Major  Abial  Abbot,  in  Capt.  Stephen  Peabody's  Company. 

Reference:     History  of  Amherst,  N.  H.,  by  Daniel  F.  Secomb,  pp.  385,  386. 
Wood,  Charles  Leonard. 

WATERMAN,  ASA,  New  York. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  of  17th  Regiment  New  York  Militia,    1778,    Col.  William 

Bradford  Whiting,  commanding. 
Reference:     See  Archives  of  the  State  of  New  York.     The  Revolution,  vol.  1,  p.  273. 

Waterman,  Sherman  Jewett. 

WEBB,  ISAAC,  Virginia.     1758  — . 

Ensign,   7th  Virginia,  September,    1776;  2nd  Lieutenant,  January   13,    1777; 

transferred  to  5th  Virginia,  September  14,  1778;  1st  Lieutenant,  October  30, 

1778. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Hayes,  Birchard  Austin. 

WEBB,  SAMUEL  BLACKLEY,  Connecticut.     1753-1807. 

1st  Lieutenant  in  Capt.  John  Chester's  Company,  2nd  Regt.  Connecticut  Line, 
Col.  Joseph  Spencer,  May  1,  1775;  wounded  at  Bunker  Hill;  Major  and  Aide- 
de-Camp  to  General  Putnam,  July  22,  1775;  Lieutenant-Colonel  and  Aide-de- 
Camp  to  General  Washington,  June  21,  1776;  wounded  at  Trenton;  Colonel 
of  additional  Continental  Regiment,  January  11,  1777;  taken  prisoner  at  Long 
Island,  Dec.  10,  1777;  exchanged,  1780.  Transferred  to  3rd  Regiment  Conn. 
Line. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.  7,  9,  30,  38,  50,  58,  67,  74,  97,  126, 
245,  301.     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 
Forsyth,  Robert  Allen,  Jr. 

WEIR,  SAMUEL,  Connecticut.     1765-1827. 

He  enlisted  as  a  private,  March,  1781,  (but  had  rendered  previous  service) 
in  the  Continental  Army,  under  Captain  Stanton,  in  the  Connecticut  Regiment 
of  Light  Dragoons.  His  discharge,  signed  by  George  Washington,  is  dated 
June  12th,  1783. 

Reference:     Statement  of  Commissioner  of  Pensions  in  1886. 

WELD,  ELEAZER,  Massachusetts. 

Col.  Weld  was  appointed  March  8,  1770,  by  the  town  of  Roxbury,  to  wait  upon 
the  Royal  Governor  and  request  that  he  order  the  Kings  troops  withdrawn 
from  Boston;  was  commissioned  Colonel  in  Continental  Army,  April  23,  1777; 
was  one  of  the  Committee  of  inspection  and  public  safety;  was  paymaster  of 
the  Continental  Army,  1777-8,  while  Washington's  Army  occupied  Cambridge; 
was  on  duty  in  Continental  Army  in  1780. 

Reference:     The  application  for  membership  in   the  Hannah   Winthrop   Chapter 
No.   52,   in  Cambridge,   Mass. 
Peck,  Arthur  Minot. 

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WENDELL,  JOHN  HARMANAS,  New  York.     1744-1832. 

Albany,  N.  Y.  Lieutenant  and  Quartermaster  of  2nd  Battalion,  Col.  Myndert 
Roseboom,  June  30,  1775,  and  served  in  it  in  the  Canada  Campaign  when 
commanded  by  Col.  Goose  Van  Schaick,  as  the  2nd  N.  Y.  Regiment;  promoted 
Captain  of  7th  Company,  March  1,  1776;  Captain  in  1st  N.  Y.  Regiment, 
November  21,  1776,  Col.  Van  Schaick;  original  member  of  the  Society  of  the 
Cincinnati. 

Reference:'    Heitman's  Historical  Register. 
Griffith,  Griffith  Pritchard. 


WESTCOTT,  EPHRAIM,  Rhode  Island.     1731-1795. 

Served  as  Deputy  to  the  General  Assembly  from  Coventry,  R.  I.,  from  May 
1776,  to  May,  1778,  and  from  May,  1779,  to  May,  1781.  Committeeman  in 
1776  to  procure  arms  and  accoutrements  for  his  town,  and  delivered  them  in 
April,  1777;  was  appointed  to  advance  bounty  allowed  soldiers  of  Coventry, 
and  procure  blankets  for  them. 

Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Rhode  Island. 
Bailey,  Gilbert  Langdon. 


WHEATLEY,  WILLIAM,  Pennsylvania.     1737-1814. 

Private  in  Capt.  Jeremiah  Talbot's  Company,  7th  Pennsylvania  Regiment  of 

the  Line,   Col.   William  Irvine,  February   17,   1777. 
Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.   10,  p.  625.     Certificate  from 

Pennsylvania  State  Librarian. 

Rhodes,  Thomas  Daniel. 


WHEELER,  REV.  JOSEPH,  Massachusetts.     1735-1793. 

Concord,  Mass.  Private  in  Capt.  Jos.  Fairbank's  Company,  Provincial  Regi 
ment  of  Foot,  Col.  Asa  White  commanding,  April  19,  1775;  in  Capt.  Sam '1. 
Stone's  Company  of  Minutemen,  Col.  Wm.  Prescott's  Regiment;  in  Capt. 
Israel  Harris'  Company,  Berkshire  County  Militia,  Col.  Benj.  Simonds'  Regi 
ment,  October  12-31,  1780;  in  Capt.  Thompson  J.  Skinner's  Company,  Berk 
shire  County  Militia,  Col.  Asa  Barnes'  Regiment,  November,  1781;  Delegate 
from  the  town  of  Harvard,  Worcester  Co.,  to  Salem  Convention,  October 
7,  1774. 

Reference:     Records  on  file  at  Boston,  Mass. 


WHERRY,  DAVID,  Ireland.     Pennsylvania.  —1800. 

Ensign  in  8th  Pennsylvania  Line,  Commissioned  Sept.   14,   1776;  one  of  the 
Committee  of  Observation  for  the  County  of  Chester,  Dec.  20,  1774. 

Reference:     Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.  10,  p.  651;  vol.  14,  p.  65. 


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WHITE,  JOHN,  Massachuestts.     1720-1800. 

Quartermaster  of  Nixon's  Massachusetts  Regiment,  May  to  December,   1775; 

2nd  Lieut. -Quartermaster  of  4th  Continental  Infantry,  January  to  December, 

1776;  Quartermaster  of  6th  Massachusetts  Regiment,  Jan.    1,   1777;  Brigade 

Quartermaster,   July  30,    1777. 
Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

Bullock,  James  Wilson. 


WHITTLESEY,  JOHN,  Connecticut.     1741-1812. 

Private  in  Captain    Tibbitt's    Company,  1776;    Ensign  of  the  10th  Company 

of  the  13th  Regt.  of  Connecticut  Troops. 
Reference:     Photographic  Copy  of  Original  Commission  as  Ensign, 


WICKERSHAM,  PETER,  Pennsylvania.     Ohio.     1756-1841. 

Washington  Co.,  Pa.     Private  in  Capt.  Zadoch  Wright's  Company,  Washing 
ton  County,  Pennsylvania,  Troops. 

Reference:     Certificate   from    Wm.    H.    Egle,    State    Librarian    of    Pennsylvania. 
Pennsylvania  Archives,  2nd  series,  vol.   14,  p.  768. 
Gibson,  Peter. 


WILLIAMS,  DAVID,  Virginia.     1750-1831. 

Lieutenant,  8th  Regiment  of  Virginia  Line,  served  through  the  war;  2nd  Lieut., 
12th  Virginia  Regiment;  1st  Lieutenant,   12th  Virginia  Regiment. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 
Arnold,  Brent. 


WILLIAMS,  MILES,  New  Jersey.     Ohio.     1760-1837. 

In  classified  Militia,  1778;  in  battle  of  Connecticut  Farms,  June  6,  1780,  and 
Springfield,  June  23,  1780.  While  scouting  on  Staten  Island,  same  year,  was 
wounded  and  taken  prisoner. 

Reference:     Records  of  War  Department. 


WILLIAMS,  OBEDIAH,  New  Hampshire.     1752-1799. 

He  was  Surgeon  of  Col.  Stark's    Regiment  at  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and 
served  in  like  capacity  in  the  Continental  Army  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

Reference:     Roll  of  the  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  1775-7,  by  I.  W.  Ham 
mond,  A.  M.     Published  by  authority  of  the  Legislature  known  as  State  Papers 
of  N.  H.  vol.  14,  Revolutionary  Rolls,  vol.  1,  Cin.  Lib.,  vol.  14*,  p.  974.,  2  N.  53. 
Drury,  Alexander  Getchell. 
Drury,  Alexander  Greer. 

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WILSON,  GEORGE,  Scotland.     Pennsylvania.     1729-1777. 

St.  Andrews,  Scotland.  Lieutenant-Colonel,  8th  Pennsylvania  Regiment,  July 
20,  1776.  He  was  a  brother  of  Hon.  James  Wilson,  signer  of  the  Declaration 
of  Independence,  and  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court. 

Reference:     Heitman's  Historical  Register. 

WILSON,  JAMES,  Virginia.     1763-1829. 

Caroline  Co.,  Va.     Private  in  Capt.  Nicholas  Long's  Company,  Col.  Johnson's 

Regiment,  Virginia  Troops.     Participated  in  the  Battles  of  Camden,  Guilford, 

C.  H.,   Yorktown  and  Williamsburg. 
Reference:     Certified  abstract  from  Council  Journal  of  Virginia  for  January  31, 

1786.     Certificate  from  Bureau  of  Pensions. 

WOOD,  ABIJ AH,  Massachusetts.     New  Hampshire.     1743-1819. 

Private  at  Battle  of  Lexington  in  Capt.  Stephen  Russell's  Company,  Colonel 

Green's  Regiment,   April    19,    1775;   Private  at  Battle  of  Bennington  under 

Captain  Stephen  Russell,  Col.  Samuel    Bullard,    General  Warner's    Brigade  ; 

at  surrender  of  Burgoyne,  Oct.  17,  1777. 
Reference:     Certificate  from  Secretary  of  State  of  Massachusetts.     Revolutionary 

Archives,  Boston,  Mass.,  vol.  13,  p.  79;  vol.  22,  p.  131. 

Wood,  Charles  Leonard. 

Wood,  Harley  Kirk. 

WYATT,  LEMUEL,  Rhode  Island.     Massachusetts.     1724-1807. 

Newport,  R.  I.  Was  driven  from  Newport,  R.  I.,  when  the  British  occupied 
that  town,  and  his  valuable  property  destroyed  by  them;  was  appointed,  Octo 
ber  26,  1778,  by  the  General  Assembly  of  R.  I.,  as  one  of  a  Committee  of  Re 
lief  to  solicit  funds  for  the  aid  of  patriots  and  their  families  who  had  been 
driven  from  their  homes  by  the  British. 

Reference:     Certified  Copy  of  Colonial  Records  of  Rhode  Island,  vol.  8,  p.  474. 

WYLIE,  JOHN,  Connecticut.     New  York.     1751-1795. 

Voluntown,  Conn.  Sergeant,  6th  Company,  6th  Regiment,  Connecticut 
Troops,  Col.  Samuel  H.  Parsons  commanding,  May  9,  1775 — December  15, 
1775.  Ensign,  Capt.  David  Cady's  Company,  Col.  Chapman's  Regiment, 
August  2,  1778 — September,  1778. 

Reference:     Connecticut  in  the  Revolution,  pp.   75,  533. 


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Society. 

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given. 

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Every  application  must  be  signed  by  the  applicant,  and  sworn  to 
by  him,  and  it  must  be  endorsed  by  two  members  of  the  Society. 

When  the  applicant  is  not  personally  known  to  any  member  of 
the  Society,  whom  he  can  ask  to  recommend  his  application,  he  must 
submit  to  the  Secretary,  when  he  files  his  papers,  the  names  of  two 
reputable  citizens  of  the  State  to  whom  he  refers  by  permission. 

When  an  applicant  claims  descent  from  more  than  one  Rev 
olutionary  ancestor,  then  "Supplementary"  application  must  be 
made  for  each  ancestor. 

Supplementary  claims  are  to  be  treated  in  form  and  procedure 
precisely  as  original  applications.  No  extra  cost  for  filing  supplemen 
tary  claims. 

To  begin  to  make  search  for  proofs,  the  applicant  must  know 
the  State  the  ancestor  served  from,  and  in  writing  officials  simply 
ask  for  "the  military  service  of  A.  B.,  said  to  have  been  a  soldier  in 
the  Revolutionary  war,"  and  they  will  inform  you  what  rank  they 
find,  and  any  other  data  the  records  show.  Also,  give  the  name  of 
town  or  county  he  served  from,  if  you  know.  And  correspond  with 
the  following  officials  and  others,  named  in  the  various  States,  for 
certificates  of  military  service,  and  the  fees  for  same. 

MAINE.  Write  Bureau  of  Industrial  and  Labor  Statistics, 
Augusta,  Maine.  Will  make  copies  of  services  on  file  at  the  ordinary 
price  for  type-writing. 

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VERMONT.  Write  Adjutant-General,  Montpelier.  No  charge 
for  making  research,  but  where  name  is  found,  the  charge  is  $2.00 
for  furnishing  certificate. 

NEW  HAMPSHIRE.  Write  Secretary  of  State,  Concord.  No 
charge  for  making  research,  but  where  name  is  found,  the  charge  is 
$3.00  for  furnishing  certificate. 

MASSACHUSETTS.  Write  Secretary  of  State,  Boston.  No 
charge  for  making  research,  but  where  name  is  found,  the  charge  is 
$1.00  for  furnishing  certificate. 

RHODE  ISLAND.  Write  Secretary  of  State,  Providence.  The 
charge  for  making  research  is  $2.00,  and  where  the  name  is  found  and 
a  certificate  furnished,  $1.00  more,  or  $3.00  in  all. 

CONNECTICUT.  This  State  has  published  a  very  complete 
Roster,  containing  27,000  names,  which  volume  is  in  the  Young  Men's 
Mercantile  and  Public  Libraries,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

NEW  YORK.  This  State  has  published  a  Roster,  containing 
40,000  names,  which  volume  is  in  the  Young  Men's  Mercantile  Library, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  in  Library  of  this  Society. 

NEW  JERSEY.  This  State  has  very  complete  records.  Write 
Adjutant  General,  Trenton,  N.  J.  Stryker's  Official  Record  of  N.  J. 
Troops,  is  in  the  Young  Men's  Mercantile  Library,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

PENNSYLVANIA.  Write  State  Librarian,  Harrisburg,  who  will 
cause  a  search  to  be  made  to  find  the  name,  the  fee  for  which  will  be 
$2.00,  and  if  the  name  is  found  and  a  certificate  furnished,  $1.00  more, 
or  $3.00  in  all.  The  Young  Men's  Mercantile  Library  has  the  Pennsyl 
vania  Archives,  which  contain  Rosters  of  this  State. 

DELAWARE.  Write  Secretary  of  State,  Dover.  The  rate  for 
office  copies  is  two  cents  per  line,  and  $1.00  for  certificate. 

MARYLAND.  Write  Commissioner  of  the  Land  Office,  Ann 
apolis,  who  will  make  research  for  name,  for  25  cents,  and  75  cents 
additional  for  furnishing  Certificate. 

VIRGINIA.  The  Revolutionary  records  in  this  State  are  very 
meager,  and  it  is  difficult  to  find  anything;  they  consist  mainly  of  the 
records  of  Land  Bounty  Warrants,  which  were  issued  by  the  State 
to  soldiers  who  served  three  years  or  more.  Write  Mr.  W.  G.  Stanard, 
314  West  Cary  St.,  Richmond,  a  gentleman  highly  recommended 
who  has  given  considerable  attention  to  tracing  Virginia  genealogies; 
he  will  make  research  of  everything  there  is  available  at  the  State 
Capital,  for  which  he  charges  $1.00,  to  be  paid  in  advance.  If  he 
finds  the  name  he  will  notify  applicant,  and  will  charge  $1.50  more 
to  furnish  certificate  of  same. 

NORTH  CAROLINA.  The  Revolutionary  rolls  of  this  State 
are  irretrievably  lost,  and  all  that  can  be  found  is  a  list  of  the  officers 
of  the  ten  Continental  Regiments  from  North  Carolina,  which  were 
a  very  small  part  of  the  force  North  Carolina,  from  time  to  time, 
put  in  the  field;  and  a  few  fragments  of  the  roll  of  the  rank  and  file  of 

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those  Regiments.  The  Secretary  of  Young  Men's  Mercantile  Library 
Association  has  the  list  of  the  officers  of  the  ten  Regiments  mentioned 
above,  which  can  be  consulted. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA.  There  are  no  Rosters  in  existence  of  the 
Revolutionary  soldiers  from  this  State,  so  far  as  known.  The  State 
has  nothing.  The  New  York  Historical  Society,  170,  2d  Avenue, 
New  York  City,  has  a  few  volumes  containing  some  Rosters  of  officers 
and  privates,  but  very  meager. 

GEORGIA.  Write  Secretary,  Georgia  Historical  Society,  Savan 
nah,  for  information  of  Georgia  soldiers.  That  Society  has  books  and 
manuscripts  which  contain  much  useful  information  relating  to  the 
Revolutionary  period. 

The  fees  should  in  all  cases  accompany  the  inquiry,  and  where 
no  charge  is  made  for  research,  if  the  name  is  not  found,  the  money 
will  be  returned  by  the  officials. 


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PENSIONS. 


The  government  passed  no  general  pension  laws  until  1818, 
when  it  granted  pensions  to  those  who  had  served  nine  months  or 
more  in  the  Continental  Army  or  Navy.  In  1832,  pensions  were 
granted  to  all  officers  and  soldiers,  whether  Continental,  State  or 
Militia,  who  had  served  in  one  or  more  terms,  a  period  of  two  years. 
If  the  applicants  have  reason  to  believe  their  ancestors  drew  a  pen 
sion  under  these  Acts,  they  can  procure  a  record  of  their  military 
service  by  writing  Chief  of  Record  and  Pension  Office,  War  Depart 
ment,  Washington,  D.  C.  There  is  no  cost  for  obtaining  this  data, 
and  it  takes  about  thirty  days  to  receive  a  reply. 

The  Ohio  Society  has  access  to  Hammersley's  Register,  Saffell's 
Records  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  "Heitman's  Historical  Register 
of  the  Officers  of  the  Continental  Army"  which  last,  contains  the  names 
of  about  ten  thousand  officers,  mostly  of  the  Continental  Army,  with 
very  few  names  of  officers  of  Militia  or  Minutemen.  These  volumes 
are  accepted  as  "Official." 

The  Cincinnati  Public  Library  has  complete  lists  of  pensions  to 
1832  and  35.  Congress,  1st  session.  Senate  Documents,  volumes 
12-13-14. 

A  list  of  pensioners  in  the  State  of  Ohio  comprising  over  2,600 
names  was  printed  in  the  Year  Book  of  this  Society  for  1897.  A  cer 
tificate  of  the  War  Department,  Washington,  D.  C.,  must,  however, 
accompany  the  application  when  this  list  is  used.  The  same  Year 
Book  contains  photographed  copies  of  original  pension  lists  for  the 
State  of  Virginia  in  1788  and  1791.  The  Secretary  will  be  pleased  to 
make  an  examination  of  these  and  other  lists  in  his  possession  as  well 
as  of  the  foregoing  volumes,  for  any  one  desiring  information  with  a 
view  to  joining  the  Society. 


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NECROLOGY. 


NECROLOGY. 


The  Society  has  lost  from  its  membership,  by  death,  the  follow 
ing,  whose  obituaries  have  been  printed  in  former  Year  Books. 

William  Carson,   M.    D.,  July  9,    1893. 

Joseph    Henry    Patton,    September    8,    1894. 

Christopher   Bridge   Marsh,   November  26,    1894. 

Henry  Waite  Bigelow,  March   12,   1895. 

Major  Ephraim  Cutler  Dawes,  May  23,  1895. 

Christopher   Champlin   Waite,    February  21,    1896. 

Theodore  Clement  Heyl,   M.   D.,   March  21,    1896. 

Benjamin  Franklin  Strader,  April  2,   1897. 

Lewis   Dixon  Mackoy,  June   8,    1897. 

William   Lewis  Hunt,   October  24,    1897. 

Thomas  Davis  Lovett,   December  5,    1897. 

John  Marshall   Newton,   December  9,    1897. 

Pierre  Camblos  Wilson,  April  21,   1898. 

Capt.   Alexander  Macomb   Wetherill,  July   1,    1898. 

William    Lindsly    Mussey,    M.    D.,    September    8,    1898. 

Frederick  Candee  Weir,   March   1,    1899. 

General  Harry  Clay  Egbert,   March  26,    1899. 

George   Washington   Rogers,   August   11,    1899. 

Arthur  Lloyd  Fogg,   October   14,    1899. 

Rev.  Yelverton  Peyton  Morgan,  D.  D.,  October  16,  1899. 

Major  John  Alexander  Logan,   November   11,    1899. 

Anthony  Octavius   Russell,   April  8,    1900. 

John    Carrick    Miller,    September   27,    1900. 

General  Samuel  Fenton  Cary,  September  29,   1900. 

This  list  is  continued  among  the  obituaries  of  members  deceased 
since  the  publication  of  the  last  Year  Book  in  1901 : 


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LYON  EDMUND  UTTER. 
1873-1901. 

Lyon  Edmund  Utter  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  December  4,  1873. 
His  father  was  James  Williams  Utter,  and  his  mother  Miss  Jennie  E. 
Lyon,  of  Cold  Springs,  Ky.  Mr.  Utter  was  a  young  man  of  great 
promise.  He  held  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility  and  received 
the  love  and  admiration  of  a  large  circle  of  friends,  who,  with  us, 
mourn  his  sudden  death  on  January  25,  1901. 

Mr.  Utter  became  a  member  of  our  Society  by  right  of  descent 
from  John  Riley,  a  Revolutionary  soldier  of  Maryland,  who,  after 
the  war,  came  to  the  western  country,  and  died  in  Indiana  in  1845. 


GUSTAVUS  SCOTT  FRANKLIN,  M.  D. 
1837-1901. 

Gustavus  Scott  Franklin,  M.  D.,  was  one  of  the  charter  members 
of  our  Society.  He  was  born,  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  on  the  22nd  of 
November,  1837,  being  the  third  son  of  William  B.  Franklin  and  Miss 
Mary  Ann  Scott,  his  wife.  Dr.  Franklin  came  of  that  Huguenot 
stock  which  has  everywhere  in  this  country  made  its  quiet  but  power 
ful  influence  felt.  His  father  had  been  a  law  student  with  Francis 
vScott  Key,  and  Dr.  Franklin  himself  graduated  with  honor  at  the 
Medical  School  of  Columbia  College,  New  York,  in  1862,  and  served 
in  the  United  States  navy  from  1862  to  1868.  On  his  retirement 
from  the  Navy,  Dr.  Franklin  settled  at  Chillicothe  and  for  many 
years  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 

A  gentleman  of  culture  and  refinement,  he  led  a  useful  life,  and 
was  prominently  connected  with  many  benevolent  and  religious 
works. 

Gustavus  Scott  Franklin  died  February  6,  1901,  at  his  home  in 
Chillicothe,  O.,  and  in  his  death  this  Society  loses  a  highly  useful 
and  respected  member,  while  the  community  in  which  he  lived  will 
mourn  the  departure  of  one  of  its  most  valued  citizens. 

His  interest  in  patriotic  societies  was  shown  by  the  fact  of  his 
being  a  charter  member  of  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution, 
having  become  a  member  by  right  of  descent  from  three  ancestors 
who  took  part  in  the  struggle  for  Independence: — Hon.  Gustavus 
Scott,  of  Somerset  County,  Maryland ;  Hon.  Samuel  Love,  of  Charles 
County,  Maryland,  and  Judge  Charles  Jones,  of  Montgomery  County, 
Maryland. 

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AUGUSTUS  NATHANIEL  SACKETT 
1841-1901. 

Augustus  Nathaniel  Sackett  was  born  in  Monroe,  Butler  County, 
Ohio,  September  19,  1841.  He  was  the  son  of  William  A.  Sackett 
and  Mary  Greenlee  Rives.  On  his  father's  side  he  was  a  descend 
ant  of  that  Rev.  Samuel  Sackett,  an  earnest  and  pious  minister 
who  labored  in  the  then  sparsely  settled  region  of  Eastern  New  York 
and  Long  Island  for  the  spiritual  and  bodily  welfare  of  his  scattered 
flock.  This  Reverend  Samuel  Sackett  was  an  earnest  patriot,  and 
encouraged  his  people  to  maintain  their  rights,  while  his  son,  Nathan 
iel  Sackett,  took  an  active  part  in  the  struggle  for  independence. 
This  Nathaniel  Sackett  carried  the  news  of  the  Battle  of  Lexington 
to  the  towns  along  the  Hudson  as  far  as  Fishkill,  and  encouraged 
the  people  to  rise  in  support  of  their  fellow-colonists  in  New  England. 
The  mother  of  Mr.  Sackett  came  of  the  Quaker  family  of  Houghs, 
who  accompanied  William  Penn  to  his  colony  in  the  new  world. 

The  early  boyhood  of  Augustus  Nathaniel  Sackett  was  spent  in 
Butler  County,  but  the  family  having  removed  to  Cincinnati,  his 
education  was  carried  on  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city.  He 
attended  Woodward  High  School,  and  on  completion  of  his  studies 
there,  engaged  in  active  business,  and  so  continued  until  a  few  years 
before  his  death. 

Augustus  Nathaniel  Sackett  died  at  his  home  in  Cincinnati,  O., 
March  13,  1901. 

Mr.  Sackett  was  universally  beloved;  his  frank,  manly  bearing, 
uprightness,  and  conscientious  performance  of  duty,  endearing  him 
to  all  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact. 

He  married,  March  18,  1880,  Miss  Floris,  daughter  of  James  M. 
Armstrong,  one  of  Cincinnati's  oldest  and  most  respected  citizens. 
Mrs.  Sackett  still  survives  her  husband. 

Augustus  Nathaniel  Sackett  became  a  member  of  the  Ohio 
Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution  May,  13,  1898,  by  right  of  descent 
from  Nathaniel  Sackett,  of  Fishkill,  N.  Y.,  1737-1805,  a  member 
of  the  Committee  of  Safety;  of  the  New  York  General  Committee 
of  Safety;  and  of  the  New  York  Provisional  Congress.  He  was 
also  Acting  Ordnance  Officer  of  troops  operating  on  the  East  bank 
of  the  Hudson  River. 


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FRANCIS  JEFFERSON  PATTERSON. 
1849-1901. 

Francis  Jefferson  Patterson  was  born  June  15,  1849,  on  the 
"Rubicon"  Farm,  near  Dayton,  Ohio. 

He  was  the  son  of  Honorable  Jefferson  Patterson  and  Miss  Julia 
Johnston.  He  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Dayton; 
was  graduated  from  its  High  School  in  1 869 ;  thus  preparing  to  enter 
Dartmouth,  from  which  College  he  received  his  diploma. 

His  youth  prevented  his  entrance  into  the  Union  Army,  towards 
which  his  inclination  led  him,  and  in  which  four  of  his  brothers  made 
records  for  long  and  honorable  service.  He  did,  however,  serve  in 
the  militia  of  his  state,  as  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant  of  the  Fourth 
Regiment,  O.  N.  G. 

After  engaging  for  a  short  time  in  business  in  Chattanooga, 
Tenn.,  he  returned  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  business  with 
his  brother,  Mr.  John  H.  Patterson.  Their  business  was  a  most 
successful  one;  but  in  1885  the  brothers  purchased  the  patents  under 
which  the  National  Cash  Register  Company  now  manufactures. 
This  business,  by  the  sagacity  and  broad-minded  policy  then  adopted 
and  since  carried  out,  has  grown  into  its  present  enormous  propor 
tions. 

Francis  Jefferson  Patterson  enjoyed  the  heritage  of  a  brave  and 
patriotic  ancestry.  He  came  of  a  sturdy  stock  who  helped  to  lay 
the  foundation  and  build  up  the  structure  of  this  great  common 
wealth.  His  great  grandfather,  Francis  Patterson,  served  under 
General  Forbes  and  Washington  in  the  campaign  against  Fort 
Duquesne,  in  1758.  He  was  represented  at  the  famous  Battle  of 
Kings  Mountains  by  two  great-greatuncles ;  while  his  grandfather, 
Colonel  Robert  Patterson,  served  during  the  Revolution  and  the 
frontier  wars,  beginning  at  the  age  of  seventeen ;  in  all  some  twenty- 
five  years. 

Francis  Jefferson  Patterson  died  at  his  home  in  Dayton,  Ohio, 
on  the  4th  of  July,  1901,  mourned  not  by  his  own  family  alone, 
but  by  the  large  circle  of  friends  who  knew  his  worth  and  admired 
him  for  his  many  estimable  qualities;  as  well  as  by  the  hundreds 
of  employees  in  his  vast  establishment,  who  appreciated  his  kind 
ness  of  heart  and  open-handed  liberality.  His  widow,  who  was 
Miss  Julia  Shaw,  daughter  of  Mr.  George  W.  Shaw,  of  Dayton,  Ohio, 
survives  him,  with  three  children. 

Francis  Jefferson  Patterson  joined  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  April  12,  1895,  by  right  of  descent  from  Captain  (after 
wards,  Colonel)  Robert  Patterson,  who,  during  the  Revolution, 
served  under  General""George  Rogers  Clark  in  the  Illinois  Campaign 
of  1778  and  1779,  and  in  the  expeditions  against  hostile  Indians  in 
1780  and  1782. 

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JOHN  WILSON  CHAMBERLIN. 

1837-1901. 

John  Wilson  Chamberlin  was  born  in  Wyandot  County,  May  21, 
1837,  being  the  son  of  James  Mills  Chamberlin,  of  Ohio,  and  Roxanna 
Courtright,  of  Berwick,  Penna. 

Receiving  an  excellent  education,  he  was  engaged  in  teaching 
school  and  mercantile  pursuits,  until  his  twenty-fifth  year,  when  he 
entered  the  Union  Army  (August  12,  1862),  as  Captain  in  the  123d 
Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 

During  the  Civil  War,  he  was  in  no  less  than  eight  severe  engage 
ments,  was  taken  prisoner  and  confined  in  Libby  Prison.  While 
a  prisoner  there,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Confederate  Authorities 
to  examine  into  the  condition  of  Libby  Prison,  Belle  Isle,  and  other 
points  where  the  Union  prisoners  were  confined;  and  he  also  dis 
tributed  the  clothing  and  supplies  furnished  by  the  United  States 
government,  for  the  use  of  Union  prisoners. 

He  left  the  army  at  the  close  of  the  war  with  the  rank  of  brevet 
major,  and  resumed  mercantile  pursuits.  Later  he  became  a  banker 
and  was  for  some  years  an  officer  of  the  Exchange  Bank  of  Tiffin, 
O.  He  was  the  first  president  of  the  Ohio  Bankers  Association, 
and  a  Trustee  of  the  Ohio  Masonic  Home.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Ohio  Cornmandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion. 

Major  Chamberlin  died  at  Tiffin,  Ohio,  August  11,  1901,  his  mem 
ory  respected  and  his  death  mourned  by  the  entire  community. 

He  was  married  twice,  and  by  the  second  marriage,  November 
2,  1870,  to  Miss  Livonia  R.  Buell,  he  had  a  son,  John  Chamberlin, 
who  survives  his  father. 

Major  Chamberlin  became  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  January  14,  1898,  by  right  of  descent  from  Jor-n 
Abbott,  of  Wyoming,  Pennsylvania,  a  member  of  Captain  John  Dur- 
kee's  Company  of  Pennsylvania  Troops,  in  1775.  John  Abbott 
was  a  participant  in  the  battle  at  Wyoming,  Pa.,  July  3,  1778,  and 
was  killed  by  the  Indians  in  August  of  the  same  year. 


COLUMBUS  PEYTON  BRENT. 

1833-1901. 

Columbus  Peyton  Brent,  M.  D.,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
on  the  23rd  of  November,  1833.  He  was  the  son  of  William  Addison 
Brent,  originally  of  Farquar  County,  Virginia,  and  Jennette  Lewis, 
of  Stratford,  Conn.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cin 
cinnati,  being  graduated  from  Woodward  College  in  1851,  and  adopt 
ing  the  profession  of  medicine,  he  was  graduated  from  the  Miami 
Medical  College  in  1854. 

After  graduation,  Dr.  Brent  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro 
fession  at  Cincinnati. 

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Soon  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  Dr.  Brent  was  com 
missioned  Surgeon  of  the  54th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  (September 
27,  1861),  and,  after  taking  part  in  more  than  twenty  general  engage 
ments  as  a  medical  officer,  was  mustered  out  at  the  expiration  of 
his  time  of  service,  January  1,  1864.  During  this  service,  Dr.  Brent 
was  Post  Surgeon  at  Camp  Dennison,  O.,  was  Brigade  Surgeon  and 
afterward  Surgeon-in-Chief  of  the  Second  Division  of  the  Fifteenth 
Army  Corps,  and  Surgeon-in-Chief  of  the  Second  Division  Hospital. 

During  his  civil  career,  Dr.  Brent  was  a  member  of  the  medical 
staff  at  St.  Luke's,  St.  John's,  and  Christ  Hospitals.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Cincinnati  Academy  of  Medicine,  Ohio  State  Medical  Society, 
and  American  Medical  Association.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Sons  of  the  Revolution,  Loyal  Legion,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
and  the  McMillan  Lodge  of  Masons.  He  took  a  warm  interest  in 
educational  matters  and  served  as  a  member  of  the  Cincinnati  Board 
of  Education. 

In  1857,  Dr.  Brent  married  Miss  Annie  H.  Dale,  who,  with  their 
two  daughters,  Miss  Annie  Dale  Brent,  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Finch, 
nee  Laura  Peyton  Brent,  survive  him. 

Dr.    Brent  died  August  21,    1901. 

He  became  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution 
March  17,  1899,  by  right  of  descent  from  Captain  William  Brent,  of 
Prince  William  County,  Virginia,  (1742-1802). 


JAMES  HICKS. 
1861-1901. 

James  Hicks,  the  son  of  Charles  Edwin  Hicks,  and  Miss  Jeannette 
Hazen,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  May  9,  1861.  His  early  edu 
cation  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati,  at  Chick- 
ering's  private  school  in  the  same  city,  at  St.  Paul's  School  of  Con 
cord,  New  Hampshire,  and  at  Greylock,  Mass.  He  then  spent  two 
years  in  traveling  through  Europe  under  the  direction  of  his  tutor, 
Mr.  Andrew  West,  now  Professor  of  Latin  and  Greek  at  Princeton 
University. 

On  returning  from  his  tour  abroad,  Mr.  Hicks  engaged  in 
business,  first,  at  Cincinnati,  and  later,  at  Piqua,  O.,  where  he  erected 
large  mills,  and  became  president  of  the  company  known  as  the 
Cincinnati  Corrugating  Company. 

Mr.  Hicks  died  in  New  York,  December  24,   1901. 

His  extensive  travel,  both  in  this  and  foreign  countries,  his  charm 
ing  personality,  combined  with  his  many  generous  and  estimable 
qualities,  made  him  a  delightful  companion  to  his  large  circle  of 
friends,  who,  with  this  Society,  mourn  his  death. 

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Mr.  Hicks  was  married  February  26,  1884,  to  Miss  Augusta 
Isham  Thomas,  daughter  of  Elbridge  Lawrence  Thomas,  who,  with 
one  son,  Charles  Edwin  Hicks,  still  survives. 

James  Hicks  became  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Society,  vSons  of  the 
Revolution,  March  11,  1898,  by  right  of  descent  from  Lieutenant 
Jesse  Starkweather,  of  Preston,  Conn.,  who  served  from  the  time  of 
the  Lexington  Alarm  to  July  1,  1780;  and  also  by  right  of  descent 
from  John  Wylie,  of  Voluntown,  Conn.,  an  Ensign  in  the  Revolution 
ary  Army. 

CLIFFORD  PERIN. 
1861-1902. 

Clifford  Perrin  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  the  30th  of  Sep 
tember,  1861,  being  the  son  of  Mr.  Oliver  Perin  and  Miss  Mary  J. 
Nelson,  both  of  Cincinnati. 

He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Cincinnati,  and  later  attended 
the  Institute  of  Technology  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Owing  to  ill-health,  combined  with  a  natural  love  of  adventure, 
Mr.  Perin  spent  much  of  his  life  in  travel.  He  had  an  enthusiastic 
fondness  for  hunting,  fishing,  yachting  and  outdoor  sports  in  general. 
A  residence  in  the  far  West,  which  extended  over  several  years, 
gave  ample  opportunity  for  indulging  in  the  pursuit  of  the  large  game 
now  so  nearly  extinct. 

Mr.  Perin  married  Miss  Claggett,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  who, 
with  one  daughter,  survives  our  former  fellow-member. 

Mr.    Perm's  death  occurred  May  26,    1902. 

Clifford  Perin  was  admitted  to  membership  in  the  Ohio  Society, 
Sons  of  the  Revolution,  May  4,  1894,  by  right  of  descent  from  Lemuel 
Perin,  of  Massachusetts  and  Indiana.  This  patriotic  ancestor  joined 
the  continental  forces  at  the  first  call,  the  "Lexington  Alarm",  and 
served  honorably  for  some  five  years  during  the  war  which  ensued. 
Afterwards,  like  many  other  Revolutionary  soldiers,  Lemuel  Perin 
migrated  to  what  was  then  the  far  West,  settling  first  in  Indiana, 
where  he  established  a  home  and  built  up  a  prosperous  business. 


JULIUS  BOYLAN  HARGRAVE. 

1853-1902. 

Julius  Boylan  Hargrave  was  born  July  25,  1853,  in  Cincinnati, 
O.,  where  his  father,  Mr.  Joseph  Hargrave,  had  lived  before  him. 
His  mother  was  Catherine  Ferguson  Perry,  a  daughter  of  Joshua 
Perry,  also  of  this  city. 

Cincinnati  was  then  passing  through  the  middle  period  of  its 
existence.  A  half  century  before,  it  had  been  only  an  important 

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out-post;  and  even  at  the  time  of  Mr.  Hargrave's  birth,  the  town, 
if  we  could  now  see  it  as  it  then  was,  would  appear  hardly  more  than 
an  overgrown  village. 

Mr.  Hargrave  grew  into  boyhood  during  the  time  of  the  Civil 
War,  when  severe  and  sudden  changes  shook  this  entire  country; 
but  ere  even  his  boyhood  had  passed,  the  nation,  emerging  from 
those  years  of  doubt  and  conflict,  entered  upon  a  new  and  more 
glorious  life.  We  may  be  sure  that  this  transition  period  left  its 
impress  upon  Mr.  Hargrave,  an  impress  which  deepened  as  his  own 
life  matured. 

The  education  of  young  Julius  Hargrave  was  received  in  the 
public  schools  of  Cincinnati,  including  the  Hughes  High  School, 
then  one  of  the  pioneers  of  its  kind  in  this  state. 

He  developed  a  decided  faculty  for  business,  being  engaged  in 
various  important  manufacturing  enterprises,  particularly  in  the 
line  of  chemicals.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Wm.  S.  Merrell  Chemical 
Company,  and  later  proprietor  of  the  Hall  Capsule  Co.  He  was  a 
director  of  the  Apollo  Club,  member  of  the  Queen  City  Club,  and  vice- 
president  of  the  Cincinnati  Tool  Co. 

After  a  painful  and  lingering  illness,  Julius  Boylan  Hargrave 
died  at  his  home  on  Price  Hill,  Cincinnati,  on  the  30th  day  of  June, 
1902. 

He  had  married  May  21,  1879,  Miss  Caroline  Babbitt,  of  Cincin 
nati,  who,  with  four  children,  still  survives. 

Mr.  Hargrave  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  April  13,  1894,  by  right  of  descent  from  Captain  Joshua 
Huddy,  of  Monmouth  County,  New  Jersey;  the  defender  of  Huddy's 
Block-House  at  Toms  River,  New  Jersey,  in  1782,  and  such  a  staunch 
patriot  that  his  life  was  taken,  vindictively,  in  reprisal  for  the  death 
of  a  Colonel  in  the  British  Army. 


JOHN  WARD  BAILEY. 
1843-1902. 

John  Ward  Bailey  was  born  in  the  little  town  of  Cambridge,  New 
York,  on  the  13th  day  of  March,  1843,  and  died  at  the  German  water 
ing  place  known  as  Bad-Nanheim,  on  the  16th  of  August,  1902. 

Mr.  Bailey's  early  life  was  passed  in  an  historic  atmosphere  ; 
the  battlefields  of  Ticonderoga,  Lake  George,  Bennington,  and  Sara 
toga,  bordering  his  native  county  on  every  side. 

There  was  even  the  flavor  of  unwritten  romance  in  his  own  life, 
but  so  modest  and  so  little  inclined  was  he  to  recount  his  own  ex 
ploits,  that  few  except  his  most  intimate  friends,  were  at  all  ac 
quainted  with  facts  which  most  men  might  have  dwelt  upon  with 
pardonable  pride. 

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He  was  a  soldier  in  the  great  contest  whose  ending  brought 
freedom  to  eight  million  of  human  beings ;  grandson  and  great  grand 
son  of  men  who  established  the  independence  and  autonomy  of  our 
country;  and  from  a  still  earlier  period  in  the  history  of  our  land 
a  descendant  of  those  sturdy  colonists  whose  warfare  wrested  from 
the  savage  and  the  Latin,  this  vast  continent,  over  which  Anglo- 
Saxon  dominion  now  extends. 

He  was  still  in  the  prime  of  vigorous  manhood,  with  the  finger 
post  of  three  score  years  yet  to  come ;  surrounded  by  friends  who  ad 
mired  his  sterling  traits  and  loved  his  genial  spirit;  with  family,  home, 
and  fortune  to  render  the  future  happy  and  peaceful ;  and  with  the 
trials  and  perhaps  baffled  efforts  of  early  life  fading  into  that  softened 
perspective  which  leaves  no  sting  of  sorrow  or  disappointment. 

John  Ward  Bailey  was  the  only  child  of  Gilbert  Bailey  and  Ann 
Ward.  His  father,  who  was  a  lawyer  and  elder  in  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  Cambridge,  died  in  New  York  City,  from  the  effects  of 
malarial  fever  contracted  while  crossing  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  on  his 
return  from  California,  during  the  gold  excitement  in  the  early  fifties. 
Following  this  irreparable  loss,  the  semi-orphaned  lad  pursued 
an  uneventful  boyhood  in  his  native  town,  attending  the  common 
schools,  until  at  the  age  of  only  fifteen,  he  began  that  best  of  all 
schooling,  the  teaching  of  others.  This  plan  he  followed  during 
the  summers'  terms,  and  every  winter,  added  to  his  own  store  of 
knowledge  by  attending  a  semi-collegiate  institution  in  Vermont 
(Burr  and  Burtons  Seminary  at  Manchester).  After  this  prepa 
ration,  he  began  the  study  of  medicine  under  one,  Dr.  Gray,  of  Cam 
bridge,  his  native  town. 

Now  came  the  outbreak  of  the  great  Civil  War,  when  Mr.  Bailey 
enlisted,  serving  in  the  hospital  corps  of  the  army  up  to  the  close 
of  the  long  conflict ;  and  when  the  Union  Troops  entered  the  Con 
federate  capital,  John  Ward  Bailey  was  with  our  victorious  army. 
He  had  barely  reached  his  majority,  after  having  given  several 
years,  the  freshest  and  most  vigorous  of  his  life,  to  the  cause  of 
freedom  and  national  unity,  when  he  left  the  regular  army,  with 
which  by  this  time  he  had  become  connected,  and  after  first  return 
ing  to  his  mother's  home  in  Cambridge,  set  out  for  Cincinnati,  where, 
thereafter,  the  greatest  portion  of  his  life  was  spent. 

He  was  identified  with  various  important  business  houses  in 
Cincinnati  up  to  the  year  1898,  his  longest  and  latest  connection 
of  this  kind  being  with  the  United  States  Baking  Company,  later 
the  National  Biscuit  Company. 

Desiring  to  enjoy  the  remaining  years  of  his  life  in  travel  and 
in  the  society  of  his  friends,  he  now  retired  from  the  active  cares  of 
business. 

The  sweetness  and  geniality  of  his  nature  can  only  be  appre 
ciated  by  those  who  knew  him  most  intimately;  but  his  courtesy 

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extended  to  all  with  whom  he  came  into  contact;  while  firm  in  that 
course  which  he  thought  right  and  just,  he  was  ever  considerate  of 
those  who  differed  from  him. 

In  1870,  Mr.  Bailey  married  Miss  Clara  Langdon,  of  Cincinnati, 
who  survives  him  together  with  two  sons,  Dr.  Gilbert  Langdon, 
and  Mr.  Perin  Langdon  Bailey. 

Mr.  Bailey  had  for  many  years  been  connected  with  the  Epis 
copal  Church.  He  was  a  prominent  Mason,  attaining  to  the  thirty- 
second  degree,  Scottish  Rite.  He  was  an  active  member,  and 
had  served  as  an  officer,  both  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  in  the 
State  of  Ohio,  and  of  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Queen  City  Club,  of  Cincinnati,  O. 

John  Ward  Bailey  was  admitted  a  member  of  this  Society,  Feb 
ruary  14,  1896,  by  right  of  descent  from  Ephraim  Westcott,  of  Rhode 
Island,  and  from  John  Ward,  of  New  York. 

The  obligations  which  had  been  bequeathed  to  our  friend  by 
his  ancestors  of  the  struggling  colonies  and  by  patriotic  sires  of  the 
Revolution,  were  cheerfully  taken  up  and  fulfilled  amid  that  great 
est  of  all  struggles,  the  Civil  War;  and  thus  in  his  own  life,  John 
Ward  Bailey  carried  down  and  extended  a  triple  endowment,  liberty 
of  conscience,  self-rule  of  colony,  and  freedom  for  the  whole  nation. 


WALTER  BRYANT  PIERCE. 
1874-1902. 

Walter  Bryant  Pierce  was  born  July  16,  1874,  at  Bunker  Hill, 
Indiana.  He  was  the  son  of  John  Sabin  Pierce,  of  Shepherdstown, 
West  Virginia,  and  Eugenia  Ayres,  of  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Mr.  Pierce  spent  his  boyhood  in  Shepherdstown,  and  was  educa 
ted  at  Baltimore,  Maryland.  In  1898  he  removed  to  Cincinnati,  O., 
where  he  engaged  in  business,  being  connected  with  The  U.  S.  Fidelity 
&  Guaranty  Co.,  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  as  General  Agent. 

With  a  business  career  full  of  promise  just  opening  before  him, 
Mr.  Pierce  died  after  a  brief  illness  at  Pasadena,  California,  whither 
he  had  gone  for  his  health,  September  15,  1902. 

He  had  married  October  14,  1896,  at  Christ  Church,  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  Miss  Emily  Gary  Guest,  daughter  of  J.  Wesley  Guest 
and  Emily  Ruth  Mully,  of  Baltimore. 

Mrs.  Pierce,  with  one  child,  Walter  Bryant  Pierce,  survives  our 
former  associate. 

Mr.  Pierce  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revo 
lution,  February  8,  1901,  by  right  of  descent  from  Williard  Pierce, 
a  soldier  in  the  Company  of  Captain  Moses  Branch,  of  the  Connec 
ticut  Militia,  who  had  enlisted  in  the  year  1778.  Thomas  Pierce, 
who  was  his  emigrant  ancestor,  settled  in  Charlestown,  Massachu 
setts  Bay  Colony,  as  early  as  1633. 

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WILLIAM  HOWARD  NEFF. 
1828-1902. 

William  Howard  Neff  was  the  son  of  Peter  Neff  and  Isabella 
Freeman,  both  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  in  which  city  our  former 
associate  was  born  on  the  29th  of  March,  1828.  In  the  year  1835, 
his  parents  removed  to  Cincinnati,  O.,  and  thereafter  for  a  period 
of  sixty-seven  years,  Mr.  Neff,  except  for  brief  periods,  spent  his 
life  in  the  city,  watching  its  growth  and  aiding  in  its  physical  and 
moral  development. 

His  early  education  was  conducted  at  a  school  presided  over 
by  Miss  Comstock  (who  later  became  Mrs.  Bellamy  Storer)  and,  when 
further  advanced,  he  attended  Woodward  College  while  it  was  under 
the  direction  of  Rev.  Mr.  Aydelott. 

In  1843  Mr.  Neff  entered  the  senior  class  of  the  Cincinnati  Col 
lege.  His  mind  had  a  decided  mathematical  bent  and  while  con 
nected  with  the  two  institutions  just  alluded  to,  he  had  the  ad 
vantage  of  instruction  under  two  famous  mathematicians,  Dr.  Joseph 
Ray  and  Professor — afterwards  General — Ormsby  M.  Mitchell.  In 
his  sixteenth  year,  he  graduated  with  the  highest  honors  in  a  class 
of  which  Judge  D.  Thew  Wright  and  General  Wm.  H.  Lytle  were 
members. 

Soon  after  his  graduation,  he  was  invited  by  Professor  Mitchell, 
who  was  then  organizing  the  Cincinnati  Observatory,  to  continue 
his  mathematical  and  astronomical  studies  under  his  (the  Professor's) 
personal  direction.  However  much  his  inclination  prompted  ac 
ceptance  of  the  kindly  offer,  he  declined  in  order  to  engage  in  active 
business  with  his  father  and  brother,  the  firm  having  in  1848  the 
title  of  Peter  Neff  and  Sons. 

On  the  death  of  his  father  in  1879,  Mr.  Neff  retired  from  active 
business,  after  a  period  of  thirty-five  years  spent  in  this  manner. 

During  this  time,  however,  Mr.  Neff  had  traveled  extensively 
throughout  the  United  States,  and  had  identified  himself  with  many 
religious,  educational  and  charitable  institutions.  He  had  been  a 
trustee  in  the  Cincinnati  College  and  a  director  in  the  Young  Men's 
Mercantile  Library,  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  Missionary  Society, 
Young  Men's  Bible  Society,  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
attending  a  meeting  of  that  Association  in  Europe  in  1859  as  a 
delegate  from  the  United  States.  Mr.  Neff  was  appointed  on  the 
Board  of  State  Charities  in  1880,  and  served  under  successive  gover 
nors  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Outside  of  his  own  state  he  was 
widely  known  in  connection  with  the  Association  of  Charities  and 
Corrections.  In  quiet,  earnest  work  of  the  above  character,  Mr. 
Neff  has  been  equalled  by  few  men  of  our  time. 

He  was  early  connected  with  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  be 
came  a  Ruling  Elder  therein. 

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In  1850  Mr.  Neff  married  Miss  Lucy  Wallace,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Wallace,  of  Covington,  Ky.  Mrs.  Neff  died  in  1890;  but  one  son, 
Major  Wallace  Neff,  M.  D.,  and  four  daughters,  Lucy,  Isabel,  Mary 
and  Edith,  survive  their  father,  who  died  September  17,  1902. 

William  Howard  Neff  was  admitted  to  membership  in  the  Ohio 
Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  December  27,  1896,  by  right  of 
descent  from  Aaron  Scout,  of  Frankford,  Pennsylvania,  Ensign  in 
the  Sixth  Company,  First  Battalion,  Philadelphia  County  Militia; 
and  from  Rudolph  Neff,  Captain  of  a  Company  of  Foot  in  Colonel 
Robert  Lewis'  Regiment,  part  of  the  so-called  "Flying  Carnp". 

Some  of  us  will  recall  with  pleasure  a  delightful  address  on  the 
Battle  of  Saratoga,  given  by  Mr.  Neff  to  this  Society  on  the  evening 
of  October  19,  1898. 

The  refined  gentleness  of  manner,  and  fine  old-school  courtesy 
which  particularly  distinguished  our  former  associate,  made  a  last 
ing  impression  not  only  on  the  members  of  this  Society,  but  else 
where,  within  the  borders  of  his  adopted  State  and  in  the  larger 
world  beyond.  His  life-work  was  largely  that  of  helping  his  fellow 
men,  of  elevating  them  to  a  higher  plane  of  moral,  educational  and 
religious  advancement;  and  of  him  it  might  be  writ  as  of  Abou  Ben 
Adam: 

"God  best  loves  him  who  loves  his  fellow  men." 


AARON  MERCER  BROWN. 

1838-1902. 

Aaron  Mercer  Brown,  born  August  3,  1838,  at  Milford,  Clermont 
County,  Ohio,  was  the  son  of  Thomas  Mercer  Brown  and  Salina 
Williams,  both  of  Milford.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  at  Mil- 
ford,  Ohio,  and  entered  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  from  the 
School  of  Medicine,  of  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1861. 

The  year  of  his  graduation  witnessed  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War,  and  Doctor  Brown  entered  the  service  as  Assistant  Surgeon 
of  the  13th  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  the  designation  of  this 
regiment  being  afterwards  changed  to  22nd  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 
In  November,  1864,  he  was  made  Surgeon  of  the  68th  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  but  declined  the  appointment  in  order  to  accept  that  of 
Staff  Surgeon,  U.  S.  V.,  with  rank  of  Major,  this  appointment  com 
ing  from  President  Lincoln.  He  was  honorably  mustered  out  in 
1865. 

Doctor  Brown's  service  included  the  engagements  at  Forts  Henry 
and  Donaldson,  Shiloh,  Jackson,  Corinth,  Vicksburg,  Helena,  and 
Little  Rock.  He  was  Medical  Director  of  the  Department  of  Arkan 
sas  and  Medical  Inspector  on  the  staff  of  General  E.  A.  Carr. 

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On  his  retirement  from  the  army,  Doctor  Brown  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  the  year  1865. 

He  died  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  3,   1902. 

He  married,  May  13,  1869,  Miss  Amelia  Atkins  (daughter  of 
Mark  Atkins  and  Miss  M.  R.  McClain)  who,  with  two  sons,  Dr.  Frank 
Atkins  Brown,  and  Mr.  William  Morris  Brown,  both  members  of 
this  Society,  survive  our  former  member. 

Aaron  Mercer  Brown  was  admitted  to  membership  in  the  Ohio 
Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  December  15,  1899,  by  right  of 
descent  from  Thomas  Brown,  of  Washington  (Fayette)  County, 
Pennsylvania,  a  soldier  engaged  in  the  defense,  often  most  hazardous, 
of  the  frontiers  of  Western  Pennsylvania,  from  the  years  1778  to 
1783.  He  was  known  as  a  "Ranger  of  the  Frontier". 


OTWAY  CURRY  MORROW. 
1854-1903. 

Otway  Curry  Morrow,  son  of  W.  A.  Morrow  and  Harriet  L.  Taylor, 
was  born  at  Hillsboro,  Ohio.,  March  28,  1854.  He  died  at  Hillsboro, 
May  18,  1903.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Hillsboro, 
in  which  his  standing  was  uniformly  high,  and  when  he  left  school, 
one  of  his  teachers  said  of  him  that  he  had  taught  him  all  he  could. 
On  leaving  school,  he  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits,  and  for  the 
last  fifteen  years  of  his  life  was  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the 
McKeehan-Heistland  Grocery  Company,  of  Hillsboro. 

Mr.  Morrow  was  a  Knight  Templar,  and  a  member  of  the  Order 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  was  also  ex-Exalted  Ruler  in  the  Elk 
Lodge  of  Hillsboro. 

On  June  19,  1894,  he  married  Miss  Annie  Jane  Layden,  who, 
with  one  son,  Curry  Laden  Morrow,  still  survives. 

His  life  was  a  pure  and  unselfish  one.  When  his  body  lay  stilled 
in  death,  it  was  said  of  him  by  one  who  knew  him  well:  "had  a  single 
flower  been  laid  upon  his  grave  for  every  act  of  kindness  he  had 
shown,  Otway  Morrow  would  now  repose  beneath  a  mountain  of 
roses."  No  more  loving  tribute  than  this  could  be  paid  to  any  man. 

Otway  Curry  Morrow  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  by  right  of  descent  from  John  Morrow,  of  Chester, 
Pa.,  afterwards  of  Cumberland,  Maryland,  who  was  born  November 
27,  1760,  served  in  Captain  Wm.  B'lain's  Maryland  Company  from 
1776  to  1779,  and  died  in  Marion  County,  Indiana,  August  24, 
1835. 

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THOMAS  FLETCHER  McGREW. 
1817-1903. 

Thomas  Fletcher  McGrew,  son  of  John  McGrew  and  Elizabeth 
Miller,  was  born  at  Steubenville,  O.,  April  15,  1817,  and  died  at 
Springfield,  O.,  Nov.  3,  1903.  He  came  of  a  good  old  Quaker  family, 
and  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  but  supplemented  this 
early  instruction  by  such  wide  and  general  reading  that  he  became 
a  man  of  very  extended  information. 

He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  in  Steubenville,  O., 
March  3,  1842,  continuing  in  practice  for  nine  years.  For  eleven 
years,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Steubenville, 
and  for  a  large  part  of  this  time,  the  President  of  the  Board. 

Mr.  McGrew  was  an  historical  student  of  a  high  character;  he 
was  a  most  eloquent  public  speaker;  and  in  political  life  was  a  Whig 
and  later  a  Republican. 

In  1857  Mr.  McGrew  removed  to  Springfield  and  became  the 
Cashier  of  the  Mad  River  Branch  of  the  State  Bank  of  Ohio — after 
wards  the  Mad  River  National  Bank.  He  remained  connected  with 
this  bank,  first  as  Cashier  and  afterwards  as  President,  during  the 
remainder  of  his  life — a  period  of  about  forty-seven  years. 

Mr.  McGrew  in  his  early  life  was  a  member  of  the  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows. 

He  connected  himself  with  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  was  an 
elder  in  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Springfield  for  upwards 
of  twenty  years. 

Mr.  McGrew  married  Miss  Martha  Dilworth  Judkins,  daughter  of 
Anderson  Judkins  and  Catherine  Carr,  at  Smithfield,  Ohio,  April 
8,  1841. 

The  children  of  this  marriage  were  William  Anderson,  Samuel 
Finley,  Elizabeth,  Thomas  Fletcher,  John  Franklin,  and  Baldwin 
McGrew.  Elizabeth  died  in  infancy,  and  Mrs.  McGrew  died  Decem 
ber  10,  1900;  all  the  sons  survived  the  father. 

Mr.  McGrew  was  a  man  who  commanded  the  respect  of  the  entire 
community  in  which  he  lived,  and  his  wise  and  prudent  management 
of  finance  is  attested  by  his  long  connection  with  one  of  the  leading 
banking  institutions  of  the  state. 

He  believed  in  the  righteousness  of  just  principles  and  would 
never  compromise  with  wrong;  yet,  his  manners  were  most  courtly, 
and  he  was  ever  considerate  of  the  feelings  of  others. 

He  became  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution, 
November  9,  1894,  by  right  of  descent  from  John  Miller,  his  grand 
father,  who  was  born  in  Maryland  and  served  during  the  Revolu 
tionary  War  in  the  Second  Maryland  Regiment  from  March  4,  1777, 
to  January  10,  1780.  After  the  close  of  the  war,  this  Revolutionary 
soldier  came  out  to  the  new  state  of  Ohio,  and  settled  in  Muskingum 
County,  where  he  died  in  1811. 

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WILLIAM  WALLACE  SEELY. 
1838-1903. 

William  Wallace  Seely,  son  of  John  Holcroft  Seely  and  Louisiana 
Coburn,  was  born  in  Morgan  County,  Ohio,  near  the  town  of  Beverly, 
on  the  Muskingum  River,  on  August  17,  1838,  and  died  after  a  brief 
illness  at  his  home  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  November  7,  1903.  His 
boyhood  was  passed  in  his  native  county,  and  after  preparation  at 
Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  Massachusetts,  he  entered  Yale  Col 
lege,  whence  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1862.  Having  decided 
to  enter  the  medical  profession,  he  matriculated  at  the  Medical 
College  of  Ohio,  in  Cincinnati,  and  received  his  degree  of  M.  D.  in 
1864.  Soon  after  this,  Dr.  Seely  associated  himself  with  Doctor 
Elnathan  Williams,  then  the  most  celebrated  oculist  in  the  West. 
Two  years  later,  Doctor  Seely  went  to  Vienna,  where  he  made  a 
special  study  of  the  eye  and  ear.  On  his  return  to  America  in  1867, 
he  resumed  practice  at  Cincinnati,  where  his  courage  and  dexterity 
as  an  operator,  combined  as  they  were  with  a  thoroughly  scientific 
training,  soon  made  him  famous,  first  throughout  his  native  state, 
and  as  time  went  by,  through  the  country  at  large.  For  more  than 
a  third  of  a  century,  Doctor  Seely  was  connected  with  his  Alma  Mater 
—the  Medical  College  of  Ohio — first  as  demonstrator  of  Anatomy, 
then  Professor  of  Opthalmology,  and  later,  Dean  of  the  Faculty. 
Doctor  Seely  as  a  student  had  applied  himself  closely,  and  he  ex 
pected  to  receive  the  undivided  attention  of  his  pupils.  Thorough 
in  his  own  work,  he  had  little  patience  with  superficialness  in  others  ; 
and  his  own  enthusiasm  was  so  genuine  that  it  acted  as  an  inspira 
tion  to  men  who  were  naturally  less  ambitious.  He  began  and 
ended  his  career,  a  student,  always  endeavoring  to  keep  abreast  of 
the  ever  advancing  lines  of  modern  research. 

On  April  28,  1870,  Doctor  Seely  married  Miss  Helen  Simpson, 
daughter  of  Michal  Simpson,  Esquire,  of  Boston.  By  this  marriage 
there  were  three  daughters,  Elizabeth  Davis — now  Mrs.  Arthur  Espy, 
Grace  Ernestine,  and  Helen;  all  of  these  with  Mrs.  Seely  still  survive. 
Doctor  Seely  became  connected  with  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church 
of  Cincinnati,  in  1870,  and  in  1883  was  made  a  deacon;  he  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Doctor  Seely  was  a  member 
of  the  Academy  of  Medicine,  of  the  American  Opthalmological 
Society,  of  the  American  Oeilontalogical  Society,  and  was  also  a  mem 
ber  of  several  foreign  scientific  Societies.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  by  right  of  descent 
from  Roger  Conant,  the  Governor  of  the  Cape  Ann  Colony  in  1625; 
also  from  John  Conant,  a  soldier  in  King  Philip's  War.  Doctor 
Seely's  great  grandfather,  John  Olney,  took  part  in  the  siege  of 
Louisburg,  in  1758,  and  seven  years  after  the  close  of  the  American 
Revolution,  he  removed  from  Nova  Scotia  to  Marietta,  Ohio,  which 

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had  then  been  in  existence  only  two  years.  Doctor  Seely  became  a 
member  of  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution  in  1895,  by 
right  of  descent  from  Asa  Coburn,  who  was  First  Lieutenant  in 
Danielson's  Massachusetts  Regiment,  beginning  May,  1775,  and 
later  as  Captain  in  the  Seventh  Massachusetts  Regiment,  he  served 
to  the  close  of  the  war.  Doctor  Seely  was  a  man  of  refined  instincts 
and  courteous  manners,  fond  of  social  life  and  ever  an  entertaining 
companion  by  reason  of  his  extensive  travel  and  close  habits  of  ob 
servation.  In  his  death  the  medical  profession  has  lost  an  eminent 
specialist,  the  community  an  upright  and  honorable  citizen,  and 
the  patriotic  societies  a  steadfast  supporter. 


ASA  SMITH  BUSHNELL. 
1834-1904. 

Asa  Smith  Bushnell,  son  of  Daniel  Bushnell  and  Harriet  Smith, 
was  born  in  Rome,  N.  Y.,  on  the  16th  of  September,  1834,  and  died 
in  Columbus,  the  Capital  of  the  State  of  which  he  had  been  Governor, 
on  the  15th  of  January,  1904.  The  years  between  these  two  extremes 
of  life  were  filled  with  a  succession  of  active  duties — for  his  state, 
for  his  country,  and  for  the  community  in  which  he  lived. 

His  successful  life  makes  a  fitting  answer  to  those  carping  pessi 
mists  who  argue  that  our  race  tends  towards  decadence,  for  his  own 
career  exhibited  the  traits  of  that  hardy  ancestry  from  which  he 
sprang.  Six  generations  back  we  find  one  who  was  a  prominent 
soldier  in  King  Philip's  War,  during  the  founding  and  early  settle 
ment  of  the  colonies;  and  only  one  generation  intervened  between 
the  life  of  Mr.  Bushnell  and  that  of  his  Revolutionary  Ancestor, 
Jason  Bushnell,  who,  enlisting  as  a  mere  lad  of  seventeen,  fought 
for  the  liberties  of  his  country,  and  after  they  were  assured,  came  out 
into  the  wilderness  of  the  then  far  West,  to  take  his  part  in  building 
up  the  new  state  of  Ohio.  This  old  soldier  lived  to  the  ripe  age  of 
eighty-four,  and  we  may  well  believe  that  to  his  grandson  he  told 
the  story  of  the  privations,  sufferings,  and  dangers  which  marked 
the  lives  of  those  patriots  whose  memory  it  is  the  duty  of  this  Society 
to  perpetuate.  In  a  short  address  made  by  Governor  Bushnell 
to  this  Society  a  few  years  ago,  he  alluded  to  the  fact  of  his  own 
nearness  to  the  soldiers  of  the  Revolution.  An  uncle  of  Governor 
Bushnell  took  part  in  the  War  of  1812. 

In  his  own  life,  Mr.  Bushnell  carried  out  the  family  traditions, 
by  fighting  for  our  national  existence  during  the  Civil  War,  and  by 
directing  the  military  operations  of  the  great  state  of  Ohio  during 
the  late  war  with  Spain.  Thus  from  first  to  last  the  family  took 
part  in  five  important  wars  which  have  marked  the  history  of  this 
country. 

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After  laying  the  foundations  of  a  practical  education  in  the 
Eleventh  District  School  in  the  City  of  Cincinnati,  young  Bushnell 
removed  to  Springfield,  in  1851,  and  engaged  in  active  business. 
These  business  cares  were  bravely  borne  during  more  than  half  a  cen 
tury,  except  while  sacrificing  all  personal  ambitions  for  the  sake 
of  his  country.  Building  up  the  great  manufacturing  concern  of 
The  Warder,  Bushnell  &  Glessner  Company,  President  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Springfield,  the  head  of  an  interurban  railway 
company,  Mr.  Bushnell  did  not  shirk  political  duties,  and  the  people 
of  the  state — wisely  concluding  that  one  who  was  master  of  his  own 
fortunes  might  safely  be  entrusted  with  theirs — in  1895  elected  him 
Governor  of  a  commonwealth  whose  population  was  about  one- 
fourth  greater  than  that  of  all  the  thirteen  colonies  for  whose  inde 
pendence  his  grandfather  had  fought.  This  circumstance  is  perhaps 
without  parallel  in  the  history  of  this  country.  Governor  Bushnell 
assumed  the  guidance  of  his  state  with  the  same  calm  confidence 
which  had  marked  his  acceptance  of  other  important  trusts. 

On  the  17th  of  September,  1857,  Mr.  Bushnell  married  Miss 
Ellen  Ludlow,  daughter  of  John  Ludlow,  Esq.  The  issue  of  this 
marriage  was  one  son,  John  Ludlow  Bushnell — a  member  of  this 
Society — and  two  daughters,  Fanny,  who  married  Mr.  J.  F.  McGrew, 
and  Harriet,  who  became  the  wife  of  Mr.  Henry  C.  Dimond.  These 
with  Mrs.  Bushnell  still  survive. 

Governor  Bushnell  was  the  Senior  Warden  of  Christ  Episcopal 
Church  in  Springfield.  He  was  a  prominent  Mason,  having  received 
the  Masters  Degree  in  1 892 ;  and  two  years  later,  the  last  and  highest 
degree,  the  thirty-third  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  was  conferred  upon 
him  in  the  cathedral  of  the  Order  in  Cincinnati.  He  was  a  com 
panion  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  which  has  preserved 
his  record  as  follows :  "Mustered  into  service  May  2,  1864,  as  Captain, 
Co.  E.  152d  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry;  served  in  the  army  of  General 
Sigel  at  New  Creek  and  Martinsburg,  Va. ;  with  General  Hunter  in 
the  Shenandoah  Valley,  marching  450  miles  in  twenty-five  days, 
guarding  supply  trains  for  General  Hunter's  command,  in  his  cam 
paigns  up  the  valley  and  against  Lynchburg,  June  and  July,  1864; 
returned  via  White  Sulphur  Springs  and  Beverly  to  Cumberland, 
Md. ;  service  from  that  time  until  discharge,  was  guarding  Cumber 
land  and  the  B.  &  O.  R.  R.  from  Cumberland  to  Hancock;  engage 
ments  at  White  Sulphur  Springs  and  Cumberland." 

Governor  Bushnell  became  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Colonial 
Wars  in  the  State  of  Ohio  in  1896.  He  became  a  member  of  this 
The  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  on  March  9,  1894;  was 
First  Vice-President,  1896-1898,  and  President  in  1899. 

Governor  BushnelPs  benefactions  in  his  own  city  were  princely. 
To  the  Masonic  Home,  the  Pythian  Home,  the  Odd  Fellows  Home, 
and  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  he  gave  an  aggregate 
of  no  less  than  thirty-six  thousand  dollars ;  while  for  the  temporary 

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relief  of  all  the  unfortunate,  his  gifts  were  exceedingly  large,  yet  given 
so  quietly  that  we  shall  never  know  how  great  they  really  were. 

While  attending  the  inauguration  ceremonies  in  January  of  this 
year,  Governor  Bushnell  was  stricken  with  cerebral  hemorrhage, 
and  died  in  Columbus  early  on  the  morning  of  January  15.  In 
his  proclamation  of  that  date,  Governor  Herrick,  in  calling  the 
attention  of  the  state  to  ex-Governor  Bushnell's  death,  says:  "His 
ability  as  Governor  of  this  state  was  exhibited  not  only  in  his  splendid 
business  administration,  but  during  the  Spanish- American  War,  his 
energy  and  activity  in  all  the  various  details  incident  to  placing 
the  troops  of  our  state  in  service,  reflected  honor  upon  the  State 
and  upon  himself.  *  *  *  *  His  death  is  a  great  loss  to  our 
commonwealth,  and  he  will  be  mourned  by  all  regardless  of  party. 
Out  of  respect  to  his  memory,  it  is  hereby  ordered  that  the  flag  over 
the  Capitol,  be  displayed  at  half  mast  until  after  his  obsequies." 

When  the  train  bearing  Governor  Bushnell's  remains  arrived 
in  his  home  city,  the  bells  tolled  a  requiem,  and  cannon  sounded 
the  official  salute  of  seventeen  guns.  His  funeral  cortege  was  an 
imposing  one,  but  the  honors  then  shown  had  been  worthily  won. 
He  was  a  self-made  man  in  the  very  best  sense;  his  life  of  nearly 
seventy  years  was  one  of  successful  effort,  but  also  one  in  which 
higher  duties  were  never  forgotten. 

In  the  beautiful  Grecian  mausoleum,  whose  classic  outlines 
dignify  the  shady  aisles  of  Ferncliff  Cemetery  in  Springfield,  the 
ashes  of  our  former  fellow  member  repose — until  the  last  trumpet 
shall  sound  and  "mortal  shall  put  on  immortality." 


HENRY  EMERSON. 
1832-1904. 

Henry  Emerson,  son  of  Henry  Emerson  and  Evilina  Bembridge, 
was  born  at  Cincinnati,  O.,  on  the  29th  of  December,  1832;  he  died 
at  Cincinnati,  on  the  22d  of  February,  1904. 

Mr.   Emerson  received  his  early  education  in  his  native  city. 

He  served  in  the  Navy  for  three  years  as  Captain's  Clerk  under 
Captain  Craven,  of  the  Man-of-War  "Congress",  Flagship  of  the  Medi 
terranean  Fleet ;  and  was  Captain  of  a  Company  of  Home  Guards 
during  the  Civil  War. 

He  was  engaged  for  many  years  in  the  insurance  business  in 
Cincinnati. 

Mr.  Emerson  married  Elanor  Corry  Caldwell,  daughter  of  William 
B.  Caldwell  and  Agnes  Corry,  and  died  leaving  four  children : — 
William  Caldwell,  Nathaniel  P.,  Dean,  and  Henry  Truxton  Emerson. 

His  religious   affiliations   were   with   the   Episcopal   Church. 

Mr.  Emerson  became  a  member  of  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  June  14,  1894,  by  right  of  descent  from  Captain  Nehe- 
miah  Emerson,  his  grandfather. 

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Captain  Nehemiah  Emerson,  of  Haverhill,  Mass.,  (1750-1834), 
enlisted  in  the  Continental  Army  in  December,  1775,  and  served  to 
1783;  his  commission  as  Captain  in  the  10th  Mass.  Regiment  was 
dated  Sept.  16,  1782.  He  was  at  Ticonderoga  when  the  Conti 
nentals  were  obliged  to  fall  back  before  the  advancing  army  of  General 
Burgoyne. 

CLARENCE  STAHL  RICE. 
1877-1904. 

Clarence  Stahl  Rice,  son  of  John  Thomas  Rice  and  Eliza  Jane 
Martin,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Ohio,  December  2,  1877,  and  died 
in  Springfield,  March  21,  1904. 

He  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  city,  and  entering  Wittenberg  College  was  graduated 
therefrom  in  the  class  of  1900  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts; 
he  was  one  of  the  two  first  honor  men  of  his  class. 

After  reading  law  for  two  years  in  the  ofhce  of  Mr.  Oscar  Thad- 
deus  Martin,  in  Springfield,  Mr.  Rice  attended  the  Ohio  State  Uni 
versity  for  one  year,  from  whence  he  was  graduated  in  1903  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law.  In  June,  1904,  he  received  from  Wit 
tenberg  College  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  In  September  fol 
lowing,  he  entered  into  a  law  partnership  with  Mr.  W.  G.  Campbell, 
the  firm  title  being  Rice  &  Campbell,  this  partnership  continuing 
until  the  death  of  Mr.  Rice  in  the  following  year. 

Mr.  Rice  wras  naturally  modest  and  retiring  in  disposition,  cour 
teous,  considerate  of  others,  yet  ever  faithful  to  his  own  standards 
of  right.  His  business  associates  think  of  him  as  a  pure  minded 
Christian  gentleman,  his  fellow  students  and  instructors  as  one 
filled  with  lofty  ideals,  with  an  earnest  desire  for  the  highest  culti 
vation  of  mind  and  heart.  His  zeal  for  knowledge  was  unflagging 
and  his  brief  career  was  full  of  bright  promises  of  future  success. 
His  untimely  death  is  mourned  by  an  affectionate  family  connec 
tion,  by  the  general  community  in  which  he  lived,  by  his  legal  asso 
ciates,  by  his  fellow  alumni  of  two  institutions  of  learning  and  by 
the  church  of  which  he  was  an  active  and  useful  member. 

Clarence  Stahl  Price  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of 
the  Revolution,  February  22,  1902,  by  right  of  descent  from  the  Rev 
erend  James  Caldwell,  the  "fighting  parson,"  who  was  born  in  Char 
lotte  County,  Virginia,  April,  1 734,  was  a  citizen  of  New  Jersey  and 
died  in  Elizabethport,  New  Jersey,  November  24,  1781,  from  the 
effects  of  a  shot  received  from  a  British  sentinel.  This  Reverend 
James  Caldwell  had  been  Chaplain  of  the  Third  New  Jersey  Regi 
ment,  and  had  served  as  a  Deputy  Quarter  Master  General.  He 
took  a  prominent  part  in  the  Battle  of  Springfield.  His  wife  was 
killed  by  some  British  soldiers  while  in  her  home,  kneeling  in  prayer 
in  the  midst  of  her  little  family. 

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GENERAL  ANDREW  HICKENLOOPER. 

1837-1904. 

Andrew  Hickenlooper,  youngest  child  of  Andrew  Hickenlooper,  and 
Abigail  Cox,  was  born  in  Hudson,  Summit  County,  Ohio,  on  the  10th 
of  August,  1837;  he  died  in  Cincinnati,  O.,  on  the  12th  of  May,  1904. 

His  ancestry  in  this  country  is  traced  from  Andrew  Hickenlooper, 
a  native  of  Holland,  who  emigrated  to  the  colonies  in  the  year 
1693,  to  lend  his  sturdy  aid  in  the  settlement  and  development  of 
the  New  World. 

From  Hudson,  the  parents  of  Mr.  Hickenlooper  removed  first 
to  Circleville  and  later,  in  1844,  to  Cincinnati;  Andrew  then  being 
but  seven  years  of  age.  From  this  time,  except  for  gallant  service 
during  the  civil  war,  his  useful  life  was  spent  in  the  latter  city. 

Educated  at  the  College  of  St.  Xavier  and  Woodward  High 
School,  be  began  his  practical  business  career  as  a  rodman  in  the 
City  Engineer's  Office  of  Cincinnati  in  1853;  but  two  years  later, 
he  became  a  partner  of  the  late  Colonel  A.  W.  Gilbert,  the  firm 
carrying  on  a  general  business  as  Surveyors  and  Civil  Engineers. 

Soon  after  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Hickenlooper  entered 
the  service  as  Captain  of  the  Cincinnati  Battery  of  Light  Artillery, 
known  as  "Hickenlooper's",  organized  under  the  authority  of  General 
Fremont;  and  it  was  under  this  general  officer  that  Captain  Hicken 
looper  began  active  military  service  in  the  State  of  Missouri,  then 
in  a  condition  of  revolt  against  the  Union. 

From  his  entrance  into  the  service,  August  31,  1861,  up  to  the 
time  when  he  was  honorably  mustered  out,  August  31,  1865,  his 
military  experience  was  most  arduous  and  varied.  Beginning  as 
Chief  of  Artillery  of  the  Department  of  Missouri;  with  Grant  on  the 
Tennessee — at  the  Battle  of  Shiloh  amidst  a  hail  of  death,  one  might 
almost  say  amidst  the  flames  of  an  inferno,  he  held  the  famous 
"Hornets  Nest"  against  a  combined  attack  from  thirteen  of  the 
Confederate  batteries — pouring  a  concentrated  fire  upon  his  position, 
taking  part  in  the  Battles  of  luka  and  Corinth,  and  after  many  minor 
engagements  leading  up  to  its  final  surrender,  among  the  victors  who 
occupied  the  long  besieged  Vicksburg.  So  many  were  the  engage 
ments  in  which  General  Hickenlooper  took  part,  so  varied  were 
the  duties  which  he  performed,  that  their  mere  brief  recital  would 
almost  burden  this  memorial  of  a  patriot  and  a  gallant  soldier. 

Whether  as  a  Chief  of  Artillery,  Chief  Engineer,  Judge  Advocate 
or  Inspector-General;  whether  fighting  guerrillas  in  Missouri,  or 
leading  an  attack  at  Kenesaw  Mountain,  whether  on  the  famous 
"March  to  the  Sea"  or  engaged  in  the  pacification  of  conquered 
territory,  General  Hickenlooper  showed  such  marked  ability  that 
he  received  well-deserved  recognition  not  from  his  generals  alone, 
but  from  the  great  Lincoln  himself. 

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When  at  last  that  vast  army  of  Sherman's  — the  greatest  armed 
force  ever  assembled  in  one  spot  on  this  continent — was  marshalled 
for  review  in  Washington,  General  Hickenlooper  was  one  of  that 
great  throng  of  patriots,  who,  having  preserved  the  integrity  of 
our  Nation,  having  risked  their  lives  and  shed  their  blood  with 
unstinted  measure,  were  now  prepared  to  resume  the  peaceful  voca 
tions  of  their  former  lives. 

When  time's  perspective  shall  have  given  the  stirring  scenes 
of  the  Civil  War  their  true  colorings  and  values  of  light  and  shadow, 
coming  generations  shall  marvel  more  and  more  at  the  wonderful 
composite  picture  there  presented.  A  country  for  a  moment  de 
fenseless,  and  shaken  to  its  center  by  a  sudden  upheaval  of  its  own 
component  parts;  only  for  a  moment  does  this  unhappy  picture 
remain  upon  the  scene;  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye  there  springs  to 
the  support  of  threatened  government  a  vast  multitude  of  patriots 
—unarmed  save  with  the  love  of  country,  untutored  in  war  yet 
with  undaunted  courage,  prepared  to  render  their  last  tribute  of 
affection  for  that  great  republic  which  their  fathers  had  established, 
if  need  be,  to  lay  down  their  own  lives  that  the  nation  might  live. 
Then  ensued  a  four  years  war,  protracted  and  bloody  beyond  any 
previous  knowledge  of  history. 

The  conflict  over,  the  sacred  cause  re-established  beyond  the 
reach  of  any  future  cavil,  this  vast  army  melted  peacefully  away; 
some  to  guide  the  plowshare  to  the  furrow's  end — to  greet  the 
morning  lark  amid  the  fragrant  fields — some  to  make  the  anvil  ring 
again;  and  others  yet  to  take  up  patiently  once  more  the  cares  of 
business  and  professional  life.  Of  this  great  army,  returning  to 
the  fireside  and  the  home,  was  our  late  fellow-member  Andrew 
Hickenlooper;  and  to  his  memory,  as  that  of  a  representative  sol 
dier  of  the  Union,  we  bow  our  heads  in  silent  and  respectful  appre 
ciation. 

General  Hickenlooper  returning  to  his  native  state,  resumed 
the  profession  of  civil  engineering,  at  first  as  one  of  a  firm — Phillips  & 
Hickenlooper — but  later  as  city  Civil  Engineer  of  Cincinnati;  in 
the  meantime  he  had  served  as  United  States  Marshall  of  the  Southern 
District  of  Ohio. 

In  1879,  General  Hickenlooper  was  elected  Lieutenant-Governor 
of  the  State  of  Ohio,  and  in  this  capacity,  performed  his  duties  with 
the  same  intelligent  fidelity  that  had  marked  his  whole  life. 

For  many  years  he  was  at  the  head  of  what  has  now  become  one 
of  the  largest  corporations  in  the  State,  The  Cincinnati  Gas  Light 
&  Coke  Company,  and  to  his  business  instinct  and  far  reaching 
sagacity,  the  company  largely  owes  its  present  success. 

Owing  to  declining  health,  General  Hickenlooper  retired  from 
the  active  management  of  the  company  on  April  10,  1903. 

In  civil  as  in  military  life  General  Hickenlooper 's  career  was 
markedly  successful ;  it  has  fallen  to  few  men  to  take  such  promi- 

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nent  part  in  that  rapid  development  of  our  commonwealth,  which 
marked  the  third  of  a  century  following  the  close  of  the  Civil  War. 
His  life  constitutes  a  lesson  to  the  young;  a  pleasant  memory  alike 
to  his  fellow-comrades  in  the  great  war,  and  his  contemporaries 
in  the  peaceful  up-building  of  our  great  Nation. 

Mr.  Hickenlooper  was  a  Knight  Templar  and  a  member  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine;  the  thirty-second 
degree  Scottish  Rite  Masonry  had  been  conferred  upon  him  May 
25,  1871. 

Ar.drrw  Hiokenlooper  was  married  on  the  13th  of  February, 
1867,  to  Maria  Lloyd  Smith,  daughter  of  Adolphus  H.  Smith  and 
Sarah  Bates,  of  Cincinnati.  From  this  union  six  children  were 
born,  of  whom  five  still  survive,  together  with  his  widow. 

General  Hickenlooper  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  November  12,  1897,  by  right  of  descent  from 
Andrew  Hickenlooper,  his  great-grandfather,  a  native  of  Pennsyl 
vania  (born  1737,  died  1828).  This  Andrew  Hickenlooper  was  a 
private  in  the  company  of  Captain  William  Dodge,  Col.  James 
Thompson's  Battalion  of  York  County,  Pennsylvania  Militia;  this 
company  performed  useful  service  on  the  River  Delaware  during  the 
dark  days  of  1777,  when  for  a  time  the  glories  of  Bunker  Hill  and 
Boston  were  shadowed  by  the  reverses  of  Long  Island  and  the  suffer 
ings  of  Valley  Forge. 


SAMUEL  BRIGGS. 
1841-1904. 

Samuel  Briggs,  son  of  Isaac  Varian  Briggs  and  Elizabeth  Barker, 
was  born  in  the  city  of  New  York,  April  12,  1841;  he  died  at  his 
home  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  December  22,  1904. 

His  early  education  was  received  in  the  old  "Free  Academy", 
now  the  University  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Briggs  was  for  many  years  prominently  connected  with  the 
railroads  of  the  West;  at  first  with  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  &  Day 
ton  Railroad  at  Toledo;  in  1868  with  the  Atlantic  &  Great  Western 
at  Cleveland;  then  with  the  Great  Western  Despatch;  and  in  1882 
he  was  Superintendent  of  the  Valley  Railroad,  afterward  absorbed 
by  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad.  In  1884,  he  was  made  General 
Manager  and  Receiver  of  the  Connotton  Valley  Railroad,  now  a  part 
of  the  Wabash.  He  became  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Cleve 
land  Transfer  Company  in  1898,  and  later  was  connected  with  the 
Hub  Transfer  Company. 

He  was  at  one  time  connected  with  the  Cleveland  Board  of 
Education,  and  was  Secretary  to  Mayor  Babcock. 

Mr.  Briggs  was  a  prominent  club  man;  he  was  Secretary  of 
the  Union  Club  in  Cleveland  and  had  a  wide  reputation  as  an  after 

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dinner  speaker.  He  was  also  Secretary  of  the  Northern  Ohio  Fair 
Association. 

In  Masonic  affairs,  Mr.  Briggs  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
men  in  this  country.  He  was  admitted  to  Weber  Chapter,  Cleveland, 
in  1868;  became  a  Knight  Templar  in  Oriental  Commandery  in  1877, 
and  was  Eminent  Commander  of  Holyrood  Commandery.  He  found 
ed  the  order  of  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and,  for  some  years, 
was  Imperial  Potentate  of  the  Shriners  in  the  United  States.  He 
was  made  a  thirty-second  degree  mason  in  1873  and  in  1885  received 
the  highest  degree  possible  in  Masonry,  that  of  the  thirty-third  de 
gree. 

On  June  1,  1865,  Mr.  Briggs  was  married  in  Grace  Church,  Cleve 
land,  to  Ada  L.  Thomas,  daughter  of  Beal  Thomas  and  Mary  Jane 
Chapman.  One  daughter  (Mrs.  Arthur  Seaton),  with  his  widow, 
survive. 

Samuel  Briggs  was  admitted  to  membership  in  the  Ohio  Society, 
Sons  of  the  Revolution,  December  15,  1899,  by  right  of  descent 
from  Edward  Briggs,  of  East  Chester,  N.  Y.,  a  member  of  the  com 
mittee  for  West  Chester  in  1776  and  1777. 

In  the  death  of  Mr.  Briggs,  this  society  and  the  community  at 
large,  has  lost  a  prominent  and  useful  member. 


ANDREW  CARR  KEMPER,  M.  D. 
1832-1905. 

Andrew  Carr  Kemper,  son  of  David  Rice  Kemper  and  Sarah  Hall 
Fulton,  was  born  in  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  July  11,  1832.  He 
was  a  grandson  of  the  Rev.  James  Kemper,  a  native  of  Farquier 
County,  Virginia,  who  emigrated  to  the  Territory  Northwest  of 
the  Ohio  River,  and  founded  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  in  the 
infant  settlement  then  forming  under  the  walls  of  Old  Fort  Wash 
ington  at  Cincinnati. 

These  pioneer  associations  made  a  strong  impression  upon  the 
mind  of  Doctor  Kemper,  who  ever  maintained  a  lively  interest  in 
all  that  pertained  to  the  settlement  and  early  history  of  Cincinnati. 

The  education  of  Andrew  C.  Kemper  was  a  broad  and  liberal 
one,  including  Woodward  College,  Miami  University,  Center  College 
(Danville,  Ky.),  Ohio  Medical  College,  University  of  Louisville,  and 
the  Rotundo  Hospital,  in  Dublin,  Ireland. 

Patriotic  to  the  core,  Doctor  Kemper  bore  his  part  in  the  ( 
War,  serving  as  Assistant  Adjutant  General  under  General  Halleck, 
and  also  with  General  Burnside  and  General  Hovey. 

In  the  year  1867,  Doctor  Kemper  began  a  long  and  most  usefu 
medical  career  in  Cincinnati,  during  which  he  was  connected  with 
the  Cincinnati  Academy  of  Medicine,  the  Ohio  State  Medical  So- 

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ciety,  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine,  the  American  Medical 
Association,  and  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science.  He  took  great  interest  in  the  Ohio  Humane  Society,  of 
which  he  was  president  in  1882-1883.  He  was  also  actively  inter 
ested  in  the  Danville  Theological  Seminary. 

Doctor  Kemper  was  a  forcible  speaker;  this  Society  can  recall 
with  pleasure  his  animated  addresses  on  various  regular  anniver 
saries.  He  wrote  in  connection  with  his  profession;  and  also,  as  a 
pastime,  poems  of  the  War  times  in  which  he  took  part. 

In  1865,  Doctor  Kemper  married  Miss  Louisa  Alexander  Ander 
son,  daughter  of  James  Anderson,  Jr.,  Esq.,  of  Louisville,  Kentucky. 
Of  the  three  children  resulting  from  this  marriage,  two  still  survive 
with  Mrs.  Kemper;  these  are  Caroline  Rogers  (now  Mrs.  Bulkley), 
and  Lieutenant  James  Brown  Kemper,  U.  S.  A. 

Doctor  Kemper  died  at  the  National  Military  Home,  Dayton,  Ohio, 
on  August  15,  1905,  and  was  buried  from  Christ  Church  in  Cincinnati 
on  August  18;  the  funeral  was  attended  by  members  of  this  and 
various  other  organizations  with  which  he  was  connected. 

Andrew  Carr  Kemper  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  on  October  9,  1896,  by  right  of  descent  from 
Captain  John  Hathaway,  of  Lancaster,  and  Farquier  Counties, 
Virginia,  who  was  appointed  a  Captain  in  the  Virginia  forces,  October 
25,  1779. 

JAMES  VERNER  GUTHRIE. 
1840-1906. 

James  Verner  Guthrie,  son  of  William  Woodward  Guthrie  and 
Elizabeth  Ivester,  was  born  in  Allegheny  City,  Pennsylvania,  March 
29,  1840.  He  came  to  Cincinnati  when  quite  young  and,  while  yet 
a  lad,  went  to  Chicago  and  there  entered  the  service  of  the  Methodist 
Book  Concern,  remaining  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War.  On 
April  19,  1861,  he  enlisted  as  private  in  the  Union  Army;  on  August 
1,  of  the  same  year,  he  became  Captain  in  the  19th  Illinois  Infantry; 
he  was  commissioned  Major  of  the  same  regiment,  November  1 1 , 
1862,  and  was  mustered  out,  July  9,  1864,  by  reason  of  the  expiration 
of  service.  He  served  under  Grant  in  Missouri  in  1862,  and  was  in 
the  14th  Army  Corps  until  close  of  service;  took  part  in  the  Battles 
of  "Stone  River,  Chickamauga,  Missionary  Ridge,  Resaca,  and  all 
engagements  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland."  He  was  wounded 
during  the  battles  of  Stone  River  and  Missionary  Ridge. 

At  the  close  of  the  Civil  War,  Major  Guthrie  came  to  Cincinnati 
and  for  a  time  was  bookkeeper  for  the  Adams  Express  Company. 
He  soon,  however,  became  a  bookkeeper  in  the  Northern  Bank  of 
Kentucky,  but  eventually  rose  to  be  the  Vice-President  of  that 
institution.  Major  Guthrie  severed  his  relations  with  the  Northern 

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Bank  of  Kentucky  and  became  connected  with  the  old  Lafayette 
Bank  of  Cincinnati,  first  as  Cashier  and  later  as  Vice- President  of 
the  Lafayette  National  Bank,  filling  the  latter  position  until  ill 
health  forced  his  retirement  from  active  duties.  Major  Guthrie's 
character  evinced  courage,  application,  and  a  diligence  to  acquire, 
in  later  life,  that  broad  and  general  information  which  as  a  boy  had 
been  denied  him.  He  was  well  versed  in  history,  an  expert  in  mathe 
matics,  and  had  become  recognized  for  his  ability  as  a  financier. 
He  was  beloved  by  his  subordinates  and  respected  by  his  associates 
generally. 

Major  Guthrie  married  in  Cincinnati,  Oct.  27,  1869,  Emma, 
daughter  of  Mr.  J.  Pitts  Harrison.  Of  the  children  by  this  marriage, 
Verner  Harrison  Guthrie  served  during  the  Spanish  War  as  a  Lieu 
tenant  in  the  10th  Ohio  Volunteers,  and  died  in  1905;  Mr.  Pitts  Har 
rison  Guthrie  is  the  only  child  now  living.  Mrs.  Guthrie  died  some 
years  ago,  and  Major  Guthrie  married  Miss  Mary  Harrison,  who  still 
survives. 

James  Verner  Guthrie  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of 
the  Revolution,  April  24,  1895,  by  right  of  descent  from  John  Guthrie, 
of  Westmoreland  County,  Pennsylvania,  who  served  through  the 
Revolution  as  a  Lieutenant  in  Colonel  Broadhead's  Regiment  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Line,  took  part  in  the  Border  Trouble  of  1791, 
and,  for  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct,  was  commissioned  by 
Washington,  Captain  in  the  regular  army  of  the  United  States. 


WILLIAM  JUDKINS,  M.D. 
1847-1906. 

William  Judkins,  son  of  Dr.  William  Judkins  and  Mary  Miller 
Palmer,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  September  7,  1847.  As  a  boy,  he 
attended  the  private  school  of  Miss  Steers,  and  afterwards,  the  pub 
lic  schools  of  this  city.  At  the  age  of  twelve  years,  he  entered  the 
hardware  store  of  the  Tyler- Davidson  Company,  during  which  time 
he  pursued  his  studies  at  night.  Leaving  commercial  life,  Mr. 
Judkins  took  the  medical  course  at  the  Miami  College  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1873.  He  was  Assistant  to  Professor  Morton 
in  Chemistry,  and  afterwards  for  thirty  years  lectured  at  the  Cin 
cinnati  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Academy  of  Medicine,  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Society,  the  Amer 
ican  Medical  Association  and  the  Society  of  Genito-Urinary  Surgeons. 

Dr.  Judkins,  by  inheritance,  from  his  only  brother,  Dr.  Charles 
P.  Judkins,  became  a  companion  of  the  Loyal  Legion  in  1902. 

He  was  married  February  10,  1880,  by  the  late  Bishop  Kinsolv- 
ing,  of  Texas,  to  Kllen,  daughter  of  John  Roy  Anderson,  Esq. 

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Dr.  Judkins  died  of  apoplexy,  June  23,  1906.  Two  daughters, 
Misses  Edith  and  Ellen,  and  one  son,  William,  survive  their  father. 

William  Judkins  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  May  10,  1895,  by  right  of  descent  from  Lieutenant 
James  Bryson,  of  the  Second  Battalion  of  Philadelphia  Associators, 
1777.  Before  the  Revolution,  Lieutenant  Bryson  was  Assistant 
Postmaster  General  under  Franklin,  and  after  the  war  he  had  super 
vision  of  the  early  postal  service  throughout  Virginia,  Ohio,  Ken 
tucky,  and  the  Northwest  Territory.  Dr.  Judkins  was  also  de 
scended  from  Thomas  Palmer,  Commander  of  the  brig  "Mercury," 
commissioned  by  Pennsylvania  for  services  during  the  war  of  the 
Revolution. 


RICHARD  PRATT  MARVIN. 

1848-1906. 

Richard  Pratt  Marvin,  son  of  Hon.  Richard  Pratt  Marvin  and 
Isabella  Newland,  was  born  in  Jamestown,  N.  Y.,  May  30,  1848. 
His  father,  Judge  Marvin,  was  one  of  the  Justices  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  State  of  New  York,  and  he  was  descended  from  old 
families  like  the  Dudleys  and  Pratts,  who  helped  to  found  the  colonies 
of  Massachusetts  Bay  and  Connecticut;  one  of  these  early  ancestors, 
Lieutenant  Pratt,  served  under  Mason  in  the  Pequot  War.  Mr. 
Marvin  attended  Rochester  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  the  class  of  1870.  He  then  studied  law  in  Jamestown,  but  soon 
removed  to  Akron,  Ohio,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1872. 
He  became  a  partner  of  the  late  Judge  E.  P.  Green,  in  the  practice 
of  law  in  Akron.  In  the  year  1874,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Akron. 
In  1880,  Mr.  Marvin  became  Secretary  of  the  B.  F.  Goodrich  Com 
pany  of  Akron,  and  remained  in  the  active  management  of  that  cor 
poration  for  more  than  twenty-seven  years.  Mr.  Marvin  was  an 
active  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  the  Odd  Fellows,  the  Society 
of  Colonial  Wars,  and  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  He  was  past  Mas 
ter  of  Akron  Lodge,  past  High  Priest  of  Washington  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons,  past  Eminent  Commander  of  Akron  Commandery, 
Knight  Templars,  a  Thirty-second  Degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and 
a  Shriner. 

In  1892,  Mr.  Marvin  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Hon.  Lewis  Miller. 
Mrs.  Marvin  died  in  1898,  and  in  1900,  he  married  Mrs.  Grace  Perkins 
Lohman,  who  now  survives  him,. 

Mr.  Marvin  had  been  in  poor  health  for  the  past  two  years,  and 
died  at  his  home,  Portage,  Path  Perkins  Hill,  on  June  23,  1906,  of 
a  stroke  of  paralysis  which  occurred  a  few  days  before.  The  funeral 
services  were  held  in  the  Church  of  our  Savior  in  Akron,  and  the  re 
mains  of  our  late  fellow  member  were  interred  in  the  beautiful  ceme 
tery  at  Glendale. 

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Richard  Pratt  Marvin  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  January  10,  1896,  by  right  of  descent  from  Jabez 
Stow,  of  Saybrook,  Connecticut,  a  Lieutenant  in  a  company  of  Ma- 
trosses  in  Fort  Trumbull  at  New  London;  Lieutenant  Stow  was  a 
true  patriot,  a  defender  of  New  London  against  the  British  attack 
led  by  Arnold,  and  then  being  taken  prisoner,  suffered  like  many 
others,  on  the  notorious  Prison  ship  "Jersey",  during  which  he  and  his 
men  were  plundered  even  to  their  clothing,  blankets,  and  money. 
Mr.  Marvin  will  be  remembered  by  this  Society,  as  one  of  the  Board 
of  Managers  in  1898. 


REV.  JOHN  HUGH  ELY. 
1846-1906. 

John  Hugh  Ely,  son  of  Seneca  Wilson  Ely  and  Mary  Delano, 
was  born  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  July  21,  1846.  He  was  a  descendant, 
on  his  mother's  side,  of  that  John  Garth  who  came  from  Surrey, 
England,  to  Albemarle  County,  Virginia,  some  time  about  the  middle 
of  the  18th  century. 

Mr.  Ely,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  served  as  Corporal  in  Company  B, 
Pearl  St.  Rifles,  under  Captain  Avery,  during  the  Kirby  Smith  Raid. 
In  1863,  he  served  as  Sergeant  in  the  same  company,  by  that  time 
Company  F,  7th  Ohio  National  Guards.  In  1864,  he  was  sworn 
in  for  100  days  service  in  Co.  F.,  137th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  After 
honorable  discharge  in  Cincinnati,  on  September  7,  1864,  he  was 
appointed  Master's  Mate  in  United  States  Navy,  and  was  ordered  to 
duty  on  U.S. Gunboat  "Chillicothe",  serving  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
After  honorable  discharge,  July  19,  1865,  he  became  the  private 
Secretary  of  his  uncle,  Brig.  General  John  Ely.  From  1866  to  1868, 
he  was  a  clerk  in  the  United  States  Treasurer's  Office  at  Washington, 
resigning  thence  in  order  to  study  for  the  ministry. 

Mr.  Ely  was  ordained  Deacon  in  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church, 
in  June,  1871,  and  received  the  order  of  priesthood  in  June,  1872. 
He  was  rector  of  St.  Mary's  Church  at  Hillsboro,  and  Arch-deacon 
of  the  Diocese  of  Southern  Ohio  from  1875  to  1877.  Since  1877, 
he  resided  in  College  Hill,  and  was  in  charge  of  St.  Philip's  Church 
from  1877  to  1879,  when  he  founded  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity 
in  Hartwell.  For  nearly  thirty  years,  Mr.  Ely  was  rector  of  Grace 
Church  in  College  Hill,  and,  for  some  years  prior  to  his  death,  was 
regent  of  the  Ohio  Military  Institute.  During  his  long  and  useful 
service  in  the  ministry,  Mr.  Ely  was  a  member  of  several  of  the 
general  conventions  of' the  Episcopal  Church,  and  for  15  years  was 
Secretary  of  the  Diocese  of  Southern  Ohio.  He  was  a  trustee  of 
Kenyon  College,  editor  of  the  Southern  Ohio  Church  Chronicle, 
chaplain  of  the  First  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guard,  president 

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for  five  years  of  the  College  Hill  School  Board,  and  a  director  of  the 
Young  Men's  Mercantile  Library  Association  in  this  city. 

Mr.  Ely  was  married  in  St.  Marks,  Philadelphia,  January  2,  1873, 
to  Mary  Darwin  Stanton,  daughter  of  Erasmus  Darwin  and  Mary 
Hooker  Mr.  Ely  died  at  College  Hill,  at  midnight,  on  the  18th  of 
July,  1906.  He  is  survived  by  the  widow  and  three  children,  Mr. 
John  S.  Ely,  Mrs.  L.  H.  Marsland,  of  Philadelphia,  and  Miss  Nannie 
Ely,  of  College  Hill. 

Mr.  Ely  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolu 
tion,  Dec.  17,  1897,  by  right  of  descent  from  John  Garth,  of  Albe- 
marle  County,  Virginia,  who  served  as  a  private  in  the  Virginia  Troops 
during  the  War  of  the  Revolution. 

Mr.  Ely,  as  the  Chaplain  of  this  Society,  was  well  known  to  its 
members.  His  useful  work  on  the  Board  of  Management  will  long 
be  remembered  by  those  who  had  the  pleasure  of  serving  with  him. 
His  life  was  one  of  unusual  activity;  he  served  his  country  by  land 
and  by  sea;  he  was  a  soldier,  a  sailor,  a  churchman,  an  educator; 
and  he  lent  his  aid  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  those  whom  this 
Society  delights  to  honor.  May  we  long  cherish  his  memory,  even 
as  he  honored  the  patriots  of  the  Revolution. 


JOSEPH  JEFFERSON  McDOWELL. 
1833-1906. 

Joseph  Jefferson  McDowell,  son  of  Joseph  Jefferson  McDowell 
and  vSarah  Allen  McCue,  was  born  in  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  August  10, 
1833.  The  first  of  the  family  to  settle  in  the  American  colonies  of 
Great  Britain  was  Joseph  McDowell;  he  was  born  in  Londonderry, 
Ireland,  of  Scotch  parentage,  and  came  from  thence  to  North  Caro 
lina,  some  years  prior  to  the  war  of  the  Revolution. 

General  Joseph  Jefferson  McDowell,  the  father,  was  a  member 
of  Congress  from  the  District  including  Highland  County,  Ohio,  from 
1842  to  1847.  It  was  through  him  that  Ulysses  S.  Grant  received 
appointment  to  the  Military  Academy  at  West  Point. 

Our  late  fellow  member,  as  a  boy,  was  a  pupil  in  the  Hillsboro 
Academy,  then  presided  over  by  Prof.  Isaac  Sams.  In  1853,  being 
then  at  the  age  of  twenty,  Mr.  McDowell  came  to  Cincinnati  and 
became  a  clerk  in  the  old  Commercial  Bank;  later,  he  was  for  a  num 
ber  of  years  teller  in  the  same  institution. 

He  left  the  Commercial  Bank  to  engage  in  business  for  himself 
in  New  York ;  here  he  remained  but  a  short  time,  returning  to  Cincin 
nati,  where  he  became  Business  Manager  for  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer. 
He  remained  with  the  Enquirer  for  some  thirty  years,  and,  in  fact, 
until  within  a  few  days  of  his  death.  He  was,  it  is  said,  at  one  time 
connected  with  an  early  military  organization  of  Cincinnati. 

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Major  McDowell  had  a  bright  and  cheerful  disposition,  he  was 
a  man  of  strict  integrity  and  possessed  a  high  sense  of  humor.  He 
enjoyed  club  life,  and  for  some  years  lived  at  the  Queen  City  Club, 
of  which  he  was  a  member.  He  suffered  poor  health  for  some  time 
prior  to  his  death,  which  occurred  at  the  Bethesda  Hospital  in  this 
city,  August  6,  1906. 

Major  McDowell  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  May  4,  1894,  by  right  of  descent  from  Joseph  McDowell, 
of  North  Carolina,  Colonel  in  the  Burke  County  Regiment,  who  took 
part  in  many  gallant  engagements,  among  them,  the  Battle  of  the 
Cowpens  against  Tarleton,  the  Battle  of  Kings  Mountain  and  ex 
peditions  against  the  Cherokee  Indians.  Subsequent  to  the  war 
he  was  a  member  of  the  North  Carolina  Legislature,  and  from  1793 
to  1795,  a  member  of  Congress.  In  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  he  was 
made  General  of  the  North  Carolina  Militia. 


JOHN  DAVIS  MORGAN. 
1860-1906. 

John  Davis  Morgan,  son  of  William  Henry  Morgan  and  Eliza 
Bushnell,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  December  8,  1860.  His 
father  was,  for  many  years,  the  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools  in 
Cincinnati;  his  mother  was  the  daughter  of  Mr.  Daniel  Bushnell,  and 
sister  of  the  Hon.  Asa  Bushnell,  late  Governor  of  Ohio.  On  his 
mother's  side,  Mr.  Morgan  was  descended  from  the  early  colonial 
family  of  Leffingwells,  who  helped  to  build  up  the  colony  of  Con 
necticut,  and  defend  the  then  infant  settlements  from  incursions  of 
the  Indians.  The  early  education  of  Mr.  Morgan  was  received  in 
the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati,  and  he  was  graduated  from  the 
Hughes  High  School  in  the  class  of  1877.  Soon  after  graduation, 
he  went  into  the  lumber  business  and,  for  some  years  prior  to  his 
death,  was  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Enterprise  Lumber  Com 
pany  of  this  city.  Mr.  Morgan  was  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's 
Club  and  Avondale  Club,  also  of  the  Hardwood  Lumbermen's  Asso 
ciation. 

On  February  22,  1888,  he  was  married  to  Ellen  Caroline  Hoyt, 
of  Greencastle,  Ind. ;  Miss  Hoyt  was  a  daughter  of  Prof.  Benjamin 
Thomas  Hoyt,  a  noted  educator  of  Indiana,  and  President  of  Asbury 
College,  later  De  Pauw  University.  After  his  marriage,  Mr.  Morgan 
resided  in  Avondale;  he  was  earnest  in  church  work,  and  a  Deacon 
in  the  Avondale  Presbyterian  Church.  The  lovable  traits  of  his 
character  were  warmly  appreciated  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  per 
haps  no  one  ever  received  more  touching  tributes  of  affection  from 
those  whose  lives  had  been  brightened  by  his  kindness,  than  did 
our  late  fellow  member. 

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Mr.  Morgan  died  at  his  residence  on  Dakota  Avenue  in  Avondale, 
Cincinnati,  October  19,  1906.  His  widow  and  two  daughters  sur 
vive. 

John  Davis  Morgan  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of 
the  Revolution,  January  12,  1894,  by  right  of  descent  from  Jason 
Bushnell,  of  Connecticut,  a  private  at  the  age  of  sixteen  in  the  Con 
necticut  State  Troops,  who  took  part  in  the  defense  of  the  seacoast, 
and,  later,  joining  Washington's  Army  at  Tarrytown,  served  until 
the  close  of  the  Revolution. 


CHARLES  HUSTON  KINCAID. 
1855-1906. 

Charles  Huston  Kincaid,  son  of  William  Garnett  Kincaid  and 
Elizabeth  Frances  Banford,  was  born  in  Boyle  County,  Kentucky, 
May  18,  1855,  his  ancestors  being  among  those  who  took  part  in 
the  early  settlement  of  Pennsylvania,  Virginia  and  Kentucky.  He 
was  graduated  in  1879  from  Centre  College,  Danville,  Ky.,  where  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Theta  Fraternity,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1879.  For  the  three  years  following  his  graduation 
from  college,  Mr.  Kincaid  was  editor  of  the  Anderson  County  News, 
at  Lawrenceburg,  Ky.,  and  there  acquired  a  love  for  newspaper  work, 
which  clung  to  him  through  his  life.  He  was  elected  a  county  judge, 
and  filled  this  office  during  part  of  the  year  1879,  and  until  the  close 
of  1880.  Judge  Kincaid  was  a  member  of  the  Kentucky  State 
Railroad  Commission  in  1881,  and  was  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the 
Louisville  Courier-Journal  until  1883,  when  he  was  appointed  by 
Governor  Knott  as  his  private  secretary.  In  the  following  year, 

1884,  Judge  Kincaid  was  appointed  to  bring  the  remains  of  the  fa 
mous  sculptor,   Joel   Hart,   from  Italy  to  Frankfort,   Ky.     He  was 
private  secretary  to  United  States  Senator  Williams  in   1884  and 

1885,  and  thereafter  was  the  Washington  correspondent  of  several 
important   newspapers,    among   them   the   New   York   Journal,    the 
Louisville  Times,  and  the  San  Francisco  Examiner. 

In  1887,  Judge  Kincaid  was  a  Consular  Agent  in  England,  but  re 
turned  to  this  country  in  the  following  year.  In  1888,  he  became 
clerk  to  the  House  Committee  on  Private  Claims,  and  from  1893  to 
1896,  was  connected  with  the  United  States  Revenue  Service.  Dur 
ing  the  last  ten  years  of  his  life  Judge  Kincaid  was  one  of  the  staff 
of  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer.  His  life  brought  him  into  contact  with 
many  men  prominent  in  the  law,  politics  and  newspaper  work,  and 
he  had  thus  a  wide  circle  of  friends.  Judge  Kincaid  died  at  the 
City  Hospital  in  Cincinnati,  November  2,  1906.  His  remains  were 
taken  to  the  home  of  his  mother  in  Danville,  Ky.,  where  the  funeral 
services,  attended  by  a  large  number  of  friends,  took  place  on  Novem 
ber  3rd. 

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Charles  Huston  Kincaid  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  vSons 
of  the  Revolution,  December  29,  1896,  by  right  of  descent  from  Lt. 
Colonel  George  Wilson,  of  the  6th  Pennsylvania  Regiment;  also 
from  Thomas  Waggoner,  a  Sergeant  in  Colonel  Thornton's  Virginia 
Regiment;  from  Lieutenant  Peter  Evans  of  Captain  Charles  Lee's 
Virginia  Company;  and  from  James  Kincaid,  a  private  and  quarter 
master  in  the  regiment  of  George  Rogers  Clark. 


SAMUEL  FURMAN  HUNT. 
1844-1907. 

Samuel  Furman  Hunt,  son  of  Dr.  John  Randolph  Hunt  and  Aman 
da  Baird,  was  born  in  Springdale,  Ohio,  October  22,  1844;  he  had  an 
illustrious  ancestry  among  those  who  helped  to  found  and  maintain 
the  early  English  settlements  in  North  America.  After  his  prepara 
tory  education  was  completed,  he  entered  Miami  University,  re 
mained  there  nearly  four  years  and  then  went  to  Union  College, 
Schenectady,  where  he  graduated.  Four  years  later  he  received  the 
degree  of  A.  M.,  from  Union  College,  and  about  the  same  time  re 
ceived  a  diploma  as  of  regular  graduation  from  Miami  University, 
and  also  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  Mr.  Hunt  read  law  in  the 
office  of  Judge  Stanley  Matthews,  and  was  graduated  from  the  Cin 
cinnati  Law  School  in  1867.  During  the  Civil  War,  he  entered  with 
patriotic  zeal  into  the  work  of  recruiting  for  the  Eighty-third  and 
other  Ohio  Regiments;  in  1862  and  again  in  1865,  he  aided  in  the  care 
of  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers  at  the  front.  In  1867,  he  started  on 
an  extended  tour  of  Europe,  the  Holy  Land,  and  Arabia. 

Mr.  Hunt  early  entered  politics;  he  was  a  member  of  the  Ohio 
State  Senate  in  1870-71,  and  was  President  pro  tern,  of  that  body 
and  Acting  Lieutenant  Governor.  In  the  latter  year,  he  was  a  can 
didate  for  the  office  of  Lieutenant-Governor.  In  1873,  he  was  a 
member  of  the  constitutional  convention  of  Ohio.  In  1878-79,  he 
was  Judge-Advocate-General  of  Ohio.  While  a  member  of  the 
Legislature,  he  introduced  the  bill  organizing  the  University  of 
Cincinnati,  and  for  some  years  was  Chairman  of  the  University  Board. 
He  was  also  for  many  years  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Miami  University. 

In  1892,  Judge  Hunt  was  President  of  the  Ohio  Bar  Association; 
from  1890  to  1898,  he  was  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court.  He  was 
connected  with  many  organizations,  among  others:  The  Society  of 
Colonial  Wars,  The  Sailors'  and  Soldiers'  of  the  Mexican  War,  the 
Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  the  Ohio  Archaeological  and  His 
torical  Society,  and  the  Delta- Kappa- Epsilon  Fraternity. 

Judge  Hunt  was  a  jurist  of  fine  ability,  and  his  speeches  were 
not  only  most  eloquent,  but  evinced  a  close  study  of  history.  Among 

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his  best  known  speeches  were  those  at  the  unveiling  of  the  Soldiers' 
and  Sailors'  Monument  in  Findlay,|O.,  at  the  Statue  of  Garfield,  in 
Cincinnati,  his  eulogy  on  Lincoln  at  Dayton,  the  Memorial  of  Charles 
McMicken,  Founder  of  Cincinnati  University,  and  his  address  (1895) 
on  the  occasion  of  the  Centennial  of  the  Treaty  of  Greenville. 

Judge  Hunt  was  an  invalid  for  a  number  of  years,  but  his  mind 
rose  clear  above  mere  physical  ailment.  He  died  at  his  home  "Barred 
Oaks",  in  Glendale,  O.,  January  12,  1907. 

Samuel  Furman  Hunt  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  April  13,  1894,  by  right  of  descent  from  Oliver 
Hunt,  of  Hunterdon  County,  New  Jersey,  a  "Minuteman",  who  served 
through  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  from  1778  until  the  time  of  his 
honorable  discharge  in  1782,  during  which  time  he  took  part  in  the 
Battles  of  Long  Island,  Princeton,  Monmouth  and  Springfield. 


JAMES  STARK  WAYNE. 
1833-1907. 

James  Stark  Wayne,  son  of  Thomas  Smythe  Wayne  and  Eliza 
Caldwell  Roe,  was  born  in  Savannah,  Georgia,  March  18,  1833,  and 
was  the  grandson  of  Mr.  Richard  Wayne,  of  Savannah,  whose  wife 
was  of  the  family  of  Smythes  of  Kent  County,  Maryland. 

Mr.  Wayne's  education  was  obtained  in  the  schools  of  Savannah, 
but  he  did  not  take  a  collegiate  course.  He  came  to  Cincinnati  a 
little  prior  to  the  opening  of  the  Civil  War,  and  engaged  in  business, 
but  later  removed  to  Covington,  Kentucky,  where,  for  many  years, 
he  resided  on  Garrard  Street.  He  gained  a  handsome  fortune  in 
tobacco  and  other  lines  of  business;  in  December,  1892,  he  became 
interested  in  the  formation  of  the  Curry  Woodenware  Company, 
of  Cincinnati,  and,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  was  still  President  of  the 
Company.  During  the  latter  part  of  his  life,  however,  he  left  busi 
ness  details  to  his  associates,  ten  years  ago,  speaking  of  himself 
as  a  retired  merchant.  In  the  late  nineties,  he  established  his  sum 
mer  home  at  Watch  Hill,  Rhode  Island. 

Mr.  Wayne  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Mr.  John  L.  Avery,  of 
Covington,  Kentucky,  by  whom  were  two  daughters.  Of  these, 
Miss  Daisy,  married  Mr.  John  France,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  near  which 
city,  she  now  resides;  the  other  daughter,  Miss  Martha,  married  Mr. 
Cecil  Walker,  an  English  gentleman,  who,  with  his  wife  now  resides 
in  Hobart.  Tasmania.  Mrs.  Martha  Avery  Wayne  died  in  1882. 
On  October  5,  1884,  Mr.  Wayne  married  Miss  Lida  Stewart,  by  whom 
was  one  son,  Richard  Wayne,  a  member  of  the  Yale  class  of  1911, 
but  now  in  Florida.  Mrs.  Lida  Stewart  Wayne  died  in  June,  1900. 
Mr.  Wayne,  in  November,  1901,  married  Miss  Ellen  Bongardt,  who 
survives  her  husband,  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Canada. 

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Mr.  Wayne  was  a  member  of  this  Society,  and  also  of  the  Society 
of  Colonial  Wars  in  the  State  of  Ohio. 

He  died  at  Asheville,  North  Carolina,  on  Sunday,  March  31,  1907, 
and  was  buried  in  River  Bend  Cemetery,  Westerly,  Rhode  Island.' 

James  Stark  Wayne  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of 
the  Revolution,  May  9,  1897,  by  right  of  descent  from  Major  Thomas 
Smythe,  a  resident  of  Kent  County,  Maryland,  who  was  born  April 
30,  1757.  This  Thomas  Smythe  was  commissioned,  successively, 
Lieutenant,  Captain,  and  Major  in  the  Battalion  from  the  Eastern 
shore  of  Maryland;  he  performed  valuable  services  during  the  War 
of  the  Revolution,  and  died  in  1807. 


GEORGE  STODDARD. 
1843-1907. 

George  Stoddard,  son  of  Enoch  Veni  Stoddard  and  Mary  Allen 
Smith,  was  born  in  New  London,  Connecticut,  January  16,  1843; 
he  was  a  descendant  of  Elder  Brewster  and  others  of  the  Company 
of  the  Mayflower,  who  landed  at  Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  in  1620, 
and  back  of  them  he  had  a  long  and  honorable  English  ancestry. 

Mr.  Stoddard  was  long  connected  with  the  firm  of  Allen  &  Com 
pany  on  Sycamore  street,  this  city,  and  was  considered  an  expert 
accountant.  On  the  closing  up  of  that  Company's  affairs,  several 
years  ago,  he  became  interested  in  the  real  estate  business  in  Wyo 
ming,  where  for  many  years  he  had  resided. 

On  September  18,  1867,  Mr.  Stoddard  married  Ida  Luella,  daugh 
ter  of  Mr.  Elbridge  Gerry  Vinton.  By  this  marriage  there  were 
four  sons,  of  whom  the  eldest,  Thomas  Vinton,  died  in  infancy.  The 
other  sons  were  Frederick  Enoch,  George  Vinton,  and  James  Henry 
Stoddard,  all  now  living,  but  residing  in  other  sections  of  the  country. 

Mrs.  Stoddard  died  some  years  ago,  and  his  sons  could  no  longer 
be  near  their  father,  but  Mr.  Stoddard  continued  his  residence  in 
Wyoming,  surrounded  by  the  friends  he  had  known  so  long  and 
so  well. 

He  was  ever  an  ardent  sportsman.  The  drum  of  the  cock  phea 
sant  was  music  to  his  ears,  the  whirr  of  the  wild  duck  made  his  pulse 
to  quicken,  the  trout  or  bass,  rising  to  enticing  fly,  seemed  to  him 
a  finer  thing  than  the  rise  of  a  few  points  in  the  stock  market.  His 
genial  presence  is  sadly  missed  by  those,  who,  like  him,  loved  that 
sweet  communion  with  nature,  which  only  the  forest  or  the  prairie 
or  the  clattering  mountain  brook  can  give.  In  such  retreat,  the 
sordidness  and  selfish  cares  of  business  life  drop  away,  and  every 
man,  as  he  lies  wrapped  in  his  blanket  before  the  blazing  camp-fire, 
gazing  up  to  Polaris,  the  Constant,  or  noting  the  slow  journey  of 
the  Ploughman  across  the  starry  heavens,  must  realize  his  own 

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littleness  and  the  trifling  part  that  man  can  play  in  the  great  drama 
of  the  universe. 

Mr.  Stoddard  was  a  craftsman  of  long  standing,  a  Knight  Tem 
plar,  a  32d  degree  Mason,  and  a  Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
died  at  the  Bethesda  Hospital  in  Cincinnati,  April  6,  1907,  in  his 
65th  year. 

George  Stoddard  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  February  14,  1896,  by  right  of  descent  from  Captain 
Ralph  Stoddard,  Ensign  Veni  Stoddard,  and  Colonel  Oliver  Smith, 
all  soldiers  of  the  Revolution  from  the  State  of  Connecticut. 


CHARLES  WESLEY  COLE. 
1843-1907. 

Charles  Wesley  Cole,  son  of  Samuel  Paul  Cole  and  Mary  East- 
lake,  was  born  in  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  April  28,  1843;  his  parents,  who 
were  originally  from  New  Jersey,  and  Pennsylvania,  came  as  pio 
neers  to  the  new  State  of  Ohio,  and  here  made  their  home.  When 
their  son  was  about  three  years  old,  the  family  moved  into  the  coun 
try,  six  miles  north  of  Hillsboro,  and  here  Charles  grew  up.  He 
attended  the  district  schools  as  well  as  some  special  classes  for  higher 
branches  of  study;  he  also  spent  one  year  at  Earlham  College  in 
Indiana. 

While  yet  in  his  teens,  he  taught  for  a  number  of  terms  in  the 
district  schools,  and  also  in  several  private  schools;  after  a  lapse 
of  more  than  forty  years,  after,  indeed,  their  one  time  teacher  had 
passed  away,  some  of  the  scholars  testified  to  his  lofty  ideals,  his 
enthusiasm,  and  his  fine  mental  qualities. 

In  the  year  1862,  Mr.  Cole  entered  the  Ohio  Wesley  an  University 
at  Delaware,  O.,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1867.  During  his 
first  year  in  college,  a  call  was  made  for  volunteers  to  man  the  for 
tifications  about  Washington,  in  order  that  the  regular  volunteers 
might  be  relieved  for  service  at  the  front ;  young  Cole  with  a  number 
of  fellow  students,  and  at  least  one  of  the  college  professors  enlisted 
and,  after  performing  valuable  services,  returned  to  college  in  the 
following  autumn. 

After  graduation,  Mr.  Cole  was  elected  Superintendent  of  Schools, 
in  Greenfield,  Ohio,  and  there  was  engaged  most  successfully  for 
about  two  years.  For  some  time  prior  to  the  close  of  this  engage 
ment,  he  had  devoted  his  spare  time  to  the  study  of  law  under  the 
direction  of  Judge  Sloane,  of  Hillsboro,  and  upon  admission  to  the 
bar,  he  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Cincinnati,  in  1870. 
From  that  time  on,  for  the  remainder  of  his  life,  some  thirty-seven 
years,  he  maintained  a  law  office  in  Cincinnati,  but  much  of  his 
time  was  occupied  in  the  development  of  railroad  and  navigation 

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interests  on  the  Cumberland  River  at  Burnside,  Ky.  These  inter 
ests,  it  may  be  said  in  passing,  were  brought  to  a  highly  successful 
conclusion. 

On  November  26,  1871,  Mr.  Cole  was  married  to  Augusta  Clark, 
who  died  on  November  2,  of  the  following  year. 

In  1879,  Mr.  Cole  was  married  to  Rebecca  F.  Kinsey;  there  were 
two  children  by  this  marriage,  a  son,  Joseph  Kinsey,  and  a  daughter, 
Mary  A.  Cole. 

Mr.  Cole  died  at  his  late  residence,  Kinsey  Place,  Mount  Auburn, 
June  9,  1907,  being  survived  by  his  widow  and  her  two  children. 
Those  who  were  intimate  with  Mr.  Cole  appreciated  the  geniality 
and  humor  which  lay  behind  a  somewhat  reserved  exterior.  At 
his  funeral,  which  took  place  on  June  12,  these  kindly  traits  were 
touched  upon,  by  one  who  knew  him  well. 

Charles  Wesley  Cole  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of 
the  Revolution,  September  14,  1893,  by  right  of  descent  from  Samuel 
Cole,  of  Colestown,  Gloucester  County,  New  Jersey,  a  Sergeant  in 
Captain  Huggs'  Company  of  New  Jersey  State  Troops. 


RODNEY  TELFAIR  TRIMBLE. 
1846-1908. 

Rodney  Telfair  Trimble,  son  of  John  A.  Trimble  and  Lavinia 
Boys,  was  born  in  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  October  13,  1846.  His  father 
was  a  descendant  of  that  John  Trimble,  who,  emigrating  from  Ire 
land,  settled  at  an  early  day  in  Augusta  County,  Virginia;  his  mother 
was  the  daughter  of  Dr.  William  Boys,  of  Staunton,  Virginia.  Rod 
ney  was  educated  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of  Hillsboro, 
and  also  studied  under  the  direction  of  his  maternal  uncle,  Dr.  Alex 
ander  Boys,  and  his  brother,  Mr.  Cyrus  Trimble. 

He  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  W.  W.  Shepherd,  of  Hillsboro, 
entered  the  Ohio  Medical  School  in  1866,  and  the  medical  depart 
ment  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1867.  He  was  gradu 
ated  from  the  latter  institution  in  1868,  and  at  once  began  the  prac 
tice  of  medicine  in  Hillsboro.  In  July,  1871,  Dr.  Trimble  located  in 
New  Vienna,  Clinton  County,  Ohio,  and  there  made  his  home  for 
the  remainder  of  his  life.  Loving  his  profession  and  his  fellow  men, 
he  became  widely  known,  not  for  his  skill  alone,  but  for  his  ready 
sympathy,  his  kindness  of  heart,  and  his  many  good  works.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Clinton  and  Highland  County,  and  the  Ohio 
State,  Medical  Associations.  He  took  great  interest  in  educational 
and  civic  affairs,  and  was  an  ardent  supporter  of  the  temperance 
movement.  He  was  president  of  the  U.  S.  Board  of  Examining 
Surgeons  at  Wilmington,  Ohio;  served  for  twenty-one  years  on  the 
Board  of  Education  of  New  Vienna,  and  was  a  member  of  the  City 

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Council.  Doctor  Trimble  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Char 
ities  and  Correction,  for  nineteen  years  a  trustee  of  the  Clinton 
County  Children's  Home,  and  for  several  years  prior  to  his  death, 
he  devoted  a  great  deal  of  time  to  the  establishment  of  a  State  Hos 
pital  for  crippled  children.  He  was  connected  with  various  frater 
nal  orders,  among  them  the  Knights  Templars,  Odd  Fellows,  and 
Knights  of  Pythias. 

On  December  15,  1897,  Doctor  Trimble  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Emma  Smith,  of  New  Vienna,  who  still  survives;  their  life 
together  was  an  ideal  one.  He  died  in  New  Vienna,  January  3, 
1908,  mourned  by  a  large  circle  of  friends. 

Rodney  Telfair  Trimble  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  October  11,  1895,  by  right  of  descent  from  Captain 
James  Trimble,  his  grandfather.  This  Captain  James  Trimble  was 
born  in  Augusta  County,  Vrginia,  in  1753,  and  served  in  Lord  Dun- 
more's  War,  taking  part  in  the  Battle  of  Point  Pleasant  under  Gen. 
Lewis  in  1774.  During  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  he  commanded 
a  company  of  Rangers  used  to  defend  the  frontier  against  the  North 
western  Indians.  He  afterward  removed  to  Kentucky,  and,  later, 
crossing  over  into  Ohio,  took  up  a  tract  of  land  on  Clear  Creek,  in 
Highland  County.  Captain  Trimble  died  in  Woodford  County, 
Kentucky,  in  1804,  before  this  plan  could  be  carried  out,  but  his 
eldest  son  afterwards  twice  Governor  of  Ohio,  brought  the  family 
to  the  land  thus  secured,  and  here  they  settled. 


BENJAMIN  RUSH  COWEN. 
1831-1908. 

Benjamin  Rush  Cowen,  son  of  Benjamin  Sprague  Cowen  and 
Anne  Wood,  was  born  in  Moorefield,  Harrison  County,  Ohio,  August 
15,  1831.  His  father  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812,  a  member 
of  Congress  (1841-3),  a  member  of  the  Ohio  House  of  Representatives 
in  1846-7,  and  presiding  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  in  Har 
rison  County  from  1848  to  1852:  an  uncle,  Esek  Cowen,  was  Asso 
ciate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  York.  In  more  remote 
generations,  the  ancestry  of  Benjamin  Rush  Cowen  included  settlers 
of  Plymouth  and  Massachusetts  Bay  Colonies.  One  of  these,  a 
certain  John  Cowen,  who  came  from  Scotland  to  Massachusetts, 
appears  to  have  been  restive  under  the  authority  of  the  English  Kings 
a  century  before  the  colonies  threw  off  the  yoke  of  the  mother  coun 
try.  This  John  Cowen  was  summoned  to  appear  before  the  au 
thorities,  to  answer  for  disrespect  to  the  king;  it  was  charged  that 
he  said  "that  he  scorned  to  be  in  subjection  to  an  Englishman,  and 
that  there  never  was  a  King  of  England  that  was  an  Englishman, 
save  one,  'crooked  back'  Richard,  a  crooked  rogue." 

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To  those  who  believe  in  the  effect  of  heredity,  the  fine  Anglo- 
Saxon  and  Celtic  ancestry  of  Benjamin  Rush  Cowen,  contributed 
to  those  traits  of  sturdy  honesty  and  independence,  so  marked  in  his 
own  career. 

His  boyhood  was  spent  in  St.  Clairsville,  where  he  was  graduated 
from  a  classical  academy  which  his  father  had  been  largely  instru 
mental  in  founding.  After  this,  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  printer's 
trade,  and,  while  so  occupied,  he  employed  his  spare  time  in  the  study 
of  medicine.  At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  was  launched  upon  the 
career  of  journalism,  as  the  editor  and  proprietor  of  a  weekly  news 
paper  in  St.  Clairsville,  known  as  the  Belmont  Chronicle.  He  early 
became  interested  in  politics,  was  a  delegate  to  the  Republican 
Conventions  of  1856  and  1860,  and  consistently  adhered  to  that 
party  from  its  very  beginning  under  the  leadership  of  General  Fre 
mont,  "The  Pathfinder".  He  was  also  prominently  connected  with 
the  State  and  National  Republican  Executive  Committees.  For 
a  short  time  in  1857,  he  was  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in 
Bellaire,  but  two  years  later,  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Ohio  House 
of  Representatives,  the  session  beginning  January  2,  1860;  it  was 
this  Fifty-fourth  General  Assembly  that  had  to  deal  with  the  Civil 
War,  and  the  part  taken  therein  by  Benjamin  Rush  Cowen  was 
characterized  by  his  usual  executive  ability.  In  1 86 1 ,  he  was  Engineer 
in  Chief  on  the  Governor's  Staff,  with  the  rank  of  Colonel.  He 
enlisted  for  three  months  and  in  May,  1861,  was  commissioned  First 
Lieutenant.  (He  was  elected  Secretary  of  State  but  resigned  for 
more  active  duties.)  In  June,  1861,  he  was  appointed  a  Paymaster 
with  the  rank  of  Major,  and  thus  served  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
in  the  Valley  of  Virginia,  and  in  the  Kanawha  Valley,  until  granted 
leave  of  absence  without  pay,  that  he  might  become  Adjutant-General 
of  Ohio,  in  1864;  he  filled  this  position  until  1868.  Up  to  1865, 
inclusive,  General  Cowen  had  been  breveted  successively,  Lieutenant- 
Colonel,  Colonel,  and  Brigadier-General.  It  was  while  Adjutant- 
General  of  Ohio,  that  General  Cowen  performed  such  efficient  ser 
vice  as  an  organizer  of  the  "100  days  men". 

In  the  year  1867,  General  Cowen  was  a? candidate  for  the  nomi 
nation  of  Governor  of  Ohio,  but  lost  to  General  Hayes  by  only  ten 
votes.  Two  years  later,  he  was  appointed  Supervisor  of  Internal 
Revenue  for  the  District  including  California,  Nevada,  Arizona  and 
Utah,  and  in  1870,  was  transferred  to  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio. 

For  six  years  beginning  1871,  General  Cowen  was  Assistant  Secre 
tary  of  the  Interior  under  the  administration  of  General  Grant; 
from  1872  to  1875,  he  acted  as  commissioner  in  various  matters  per 
taining  to  Indian  affairs,  the  race  troubles  in  the  South  and  diffi 
culties  with  the  Mormons. 

In  the  year  1880,  General  Cowen  returned  to  the  field  of  journal 
ism,  which  he  had  first  entered  as  a  youth  of  seventeen;  he  became 
editor  of  the  Ohio  State  Journal,  and  so  continued  until  his  appomt- 

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ment,  in  1884,  as  Clerk  of  the  United  States  Circuit  and  District  Courts. 
This  position  he  filled  in  the  most  admirable  manner  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death,  in  all  some  twenty-four  years. 

On  September  19,  1854,  General  Cowen  was  married  to  Ellen, 
daughter  of  Matthew  Thoburn,  and  Jane  Lyle,  by  whom  he  is  still 
survived.  Of  the  eight  children  of  this  marriage,  only  three  now 
survive,  James  Lyle  Cowen,  Benjamin  Sprague  Cowen  and  Sidney 
Joseph  Cowen. 

General  Cowen's  wide  acquaintance  brought  him  many  friends, 
among  them  those  most  famous  in  the  country's  history  during  the 
past  half  century.  His  fund  of  reminiscence  was  most  entertain 
ing,  and  always  marked  by  the  utmost  simplicity  and  modesty; 
his  literary  ability  was  of  a  very  high  order,  as  evinced  by  his  public 
lectures  and  addresses,  and  by  the  papers  which  he  regularly  contrib 
uted  to  literary  clubs;  he  was  a  most  companionable  man,  his  greet 
ings  to  a  friend  showed  the  warmth  of  feeling  which  marked  his  kindly 
disposition ;  yet  he  was  firm  and  steadfast  in  what  he  believed  was 
right,  having  once  fixed  upon  a  line  of  conduct,  he  adhered  to  it 
without  vacillation. 

General  Cowen  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church 
on  Walnut  Hills,  and  a  trustee  of  that  body.  He  was  a  thirty- 
second  degree  Mason,  a  Knight  Templar  and  a  Noble  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  was  a  Companion  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal 
Legion,  and  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  General 
Cowen  was  also  a  member  of  the  Literary  Club,  the  Society  of  Colo 
nial  Wars  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  and  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution; 
of  the  last  body,  he  was  once  president. 

During  the  past  year,  General  Cowen  suffered  from  several  at 
tacks  of  illness,  which  somewhat  enfeebled  him,  but  his  strong  will 
power  still  enabled  him  to  rally  where  an  ordinary  man  must  have 
given  up. 

General  Cowen  had  a  great  desire  to  live  until  his  eldest  son, 
then  returning  from  China,  could  reach  his  bedside;  this  was  not  to 
be,  however,  for  he  died  on  the  afternoon  of  January  29,  1908. 

At  his  funeral,  which  took  place  two  days  later,  the  entire  com 
munity  testified  to  the  love  and  respect  in  which  it  held  him;  dele 
gates  were  present  from  the  various  orders  and  societies  of  which 
General  Cowen  had  been  a  member,  besides  a  great  number  of  friends, 
who  knew  him  only  through  his  simple  kindliness  of  heart. 

Benjamin  Rush  Cowen  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  February  14,  1896,  by  right  of  descent  from 
Joseph  Cowen,  his  grandfather,  of  Washington  County,  New  York, 
and  also  from  Ebenezer  Sprague,  of  Rhode  Island,  his  great-grand 
father. 


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PERIN  LANGDON. 
1853-1908. 

Pei in  Langdon,  son  of  Solomon  Langdon  and  Martha  Perin, 
was  born  in  Cincinnati,  O.,  January  10,  1853;  he  was  a  descendant 
of  some  of  the  most  prominent  founders  of  Massachusetts  and  Con 
necticut,  best  known  of  whom  was  the  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  who 
led  the  Connecticut  Colony  from  Dorchester  to  Hartford  in  1635. 
Both  the  Langdon  and  Perin  families  were  early  settlers  in  Ohio. 

Mr  Langdon  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Cincinnati, 
was  associated  in  business  with  his  father,  Mr.  Solomon  Langdon, 
and  succeeded  his  father  in  the  management  of  the  Langdon  Bakeries, 
which,  several  years  ago,  became  merged  in  the  National  Biscuit 
Company ;  he  was  also  closely  identified  with  many  other  business 
organizations. 

No  man  perhaps  in  Cincinnati  had  a  wider  circle  of  friends  and 
acquaintances  than  Perin  Langdon.  Upright  and  honorable  in 
all  his  dealings,  his  business  career  was  a  most  successful  one,  but 
financial  success  left  his  heart  unspoiled,  and  those  who  have  come 
within  the  charm  of  his  friendship  will  long  cherish  pleasant  re 
membrances  of  his  cordial  manner  and  genial  good  fellowship. 

Mr.  Langdon  was  a  director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Cin 
cinnati,  President  of  the  Optimist  Club,  and  a  member  of  the  Com 
mercial,  Queen  City  and  Picadilly  Clubs.  He  was  a  companion  of 
the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  by  inheritance  from  his 
uncle,  E.  Bassett  Langdon,  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  First  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry,  who  died  in  Cincinnati,  O.,  May  30,  1867,  from 
the  effect  of  a  wound  received  at  the  Battle  of  Missionary  Ridge. 
He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Societies  of  Colonial  Wars  and  Sons  of 
the  Revolution. 

On  October  14,  1884,  Perin  Langdon  was  married  to  Eleanor  West, 
daughter  of  H.  F.  West,  Esq..  of  Cincinnati,  O. 

After  a  painful  illness,  Mr.  Langdon  died  at  his  residence  on  Ver- 
non  Place,  this  city,  April  1,  1908,  being  survived  by  his  widow  and 
three  children— Perin  Langdon,  Jr.,  and  the  Misses  Bessie  and 
Marjorie  Langdon.  His  remains  lie  interred  in  Spring  Grove  Ceme 
tery. 

Perin  Langdon  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  July  24,  1894,  by  right  of  descent  from  Lemuel  Perin, 
of  Rhehoboth,  Mass.,  a  private  in  the  " Lexington  Alarm"  and  in 
the  War  of  the  Revolution  which  quickly  ensued.  He  was  also 
descended  from  William  Brown,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution  from 
Connecticut,  who  afterwards  settled  in  Columbia — now  a  part  of 
Cincinnati. 


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EDWARD  WARREN  BURNET. 
1851-1908. 

Edward  Warren  Burnet,  son  of  William  Burnet  and  Susan  M. 
Clark,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  O.,  July  28,  1851;  he  was  a  grandson 
of  one  of  the  most  eminent  pioneers  of  Cincinnati — Jacob  Burnet, 
jurist,  legislator  and  historian.  Mr.  Burnet's  great  uncle,  for  whom 
his  father  was  named,  Dr.  William  Burnet,  was  also  for  a  time 
one  of  the  earliest  settlers,  coming  here  in  1789,  when  the  population  of 
Losantiville  consisted  of  "eleven  families  and  twenty-four  bachelors  ". 

Mr.  Burnet  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Cincinnati.  O.,  and 
of  Elizabeth,  New  Jersey;  he  also  attended  the  Military  Institute 
of  Dayton,  Ohio.  He  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  the  insurance 
business,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  Secretary  of  the  National 
Life  Insurance  Company. 

Mr.  Burnet  was  a  member  of  the  Business  Mens'  and  Avondale 
Clubs,  of  Cincinnati,  the  Order  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the 
Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution ;  in  religious  belief,  Mr.  Burnet 
was  a  Presbyterian. 

On  October  26,  1882,  Edward  Warren  Burnet  was  married  to  Alice 
Anne  Dana,  to  whom  five  children  were  born — two  sons  and  three 
daughters.  Mr.  Burnet  died  at  his  home  in  Avondale,  Cincinnati, 
April  20,  1908,  being  survived  by  his  widow  and  their  children :  Fanny 
Dana,  Sue  Clark,  Fink  Dana,  Edward  Clark  and  Alice  Mary  Burnet. 

Edward  Warren  Burnet  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons 
of  the  Revolution,  April  8,  1898,  by  right  of  descent  from  Dr.  William 
Burnet,  of  Newark,  N.  J.,  a  member  of  the  Continental  Congress 
in  1776-7,  and  afterwards  Surgeon-General  in  the  Continental  Army. 


HARMON  SCOTT  FAIRCHILD. 
1860-1908. 

Harmon  Scott  Fairchild,  son  of  Ebenezer  Fairchild  and  Elizabeth 
Hanna,  was  born  in  Johnson  County,  Kentucky,  August  25,  1860. 
When  about  three  years  of  age  his  parents  brought  him  to  Ohio, 
where  the  family  settled — at  a  point  near  Cincinnati.  His  early 
education  was  received  in  the  common  schools  of  Southern  Ohio, 
and  later  he  attended  the  Normal  School  at  Lebanon,  O.  Mr. 
Fairchild  began  teaching  school  when  but  eighteen  years  of  age, 
and  for  the  most  part  thereafter  made  it  his  life  work.  In  1890,  he 
passed  the  State  examination  at  Columbus,  receiving  a  "High  School 
Life  Certificate".  In  1894,  he  graduated  from  the  Law  School  at 

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the  Ohio  State  University,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Feeling, 
however,  that  the  duties  of  an  instructor  offered  more  congenial 
employment  for  his  talents,  Mr.  Fairchild,  in  1900,  resumed  teaching 
and  was  elected  instructor  of  higher  mathematics  in  the  High  School 
at  Springfield,  O. ;  this  position  he  filled  in  a  very  able  manner  during 
the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Fairchild  was  an  attendant  of  the  High  Street  Methodist 
Church  of  Springfield. 

On  May  3,  1884,  Harmon  Scott  Fairchild  was  married  to  Alice  E. 
Kennedy,  whose  home  was  near  New  Morefield,  in  Clark  County,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Fairchild  died  in  Springfield,  Ohio,  on  the  17th  of  August, 
1908,  being  survived  by  his  widow  and  four  children — the  Misses 
Florence,  Emma,  Ethel  and  Edith  Fairchild. 

Living  an  unobtrusive,  yet  most  useful  life,  Mr.  Fairchild  will 
long  be  held  in  grateful  remembrance  by  his  old  pupils,  as  one  de 
voted  to  his  profession,  content  to  expend  his  best  energies  in  the 
moral  and  intellectual  advancement  of  the  young.  No  monument 
can  be  more  lasting  than  the  memorial  of  grateful  hearts,  the  affection 
of  those  whose  feet  have  been  led  along  the  paths  of  learning  with 
patient  yet  zealous  care. 

Harmon  Scott  Fairchild  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of 
the  Revolution,  February  23,  1903,  by  right  of  descent  from  Abind 
Fairchild,  of  Wilkes  County,  North  Carolina,  who,  as  a  private, 
served  nearly  five  years  in  the  War  of  the  American  Revolution. 


HIRAM  HARPER  PECK. 
1849-1908. 

Hiram  Harper  Peck,  son  of  Hiram  Hanson  Peck  and  Cornelia  Har 
mon,  was  born  in  Potsdam,  New  York,  June  6,  1849.  He  received  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  Potsdam  and  in  Hamilton  College,  Utica, 
New  York.  Mr.  Peck  came  to  the  West  in  1872,  and  for  a  time  was 
engaged  in  business  at  Cynthiana,  Kentucky,  removing  thence  to 
Covington,  Kentucky,  where  he  was  successively  vice-president  and 
president  of  the  Northern  Bank  of  Kentucky.  From  Covington,  Mr. 
Peck  removed  to  Avondale,  this  city,  where  he  afterwards  resided. 

In  1896,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Farmers  and  Shippers 
Tobacco  Warehouse  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  and  served  in  that 
capacity  for  several  years; he  was,  likewise,  a  director  in  the  Citizens 
National  Bank  of  this  city.  Mr.  Peck  was  possessed  of  unusual 
business  ability,  and  leaves  a  most  honorable  record  of  his  business 
life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Queen  City  Club,  the  Business  Mens' 
Club,  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  and  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of 

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the  Revolution;  he  will  be  remembered  by  his  club  friends  as  a  most 
genial  companion. 

On  October  15,  1872,  Hiram  Harper  Peck  was  married  to  Mary  K. 
Peck,  of  Cynthiana,  Kentucky,  a  sister  of  Judge  H.  D.  Peck,  of  this  city. 

Mr.  Peck  had  been  for  some  time  past  in  poor  health,  resulting 
in  part  from  the  shock  he  received  at  the  time  of  the  great  earth 
quake  in  Kingston,  Jamaica,  where  he  had  a  very  narrow  escape 
from  death.  After  returning  to  the  United  States,  he  suffered  a 
lingering  illness  which  terminated  in  his  death  on  the  18th  of  Oct., 
1908.  He  is  survived  by  his  widow  and  two  children,  Mrs.  John 
L.  Lippleman  and  Miss  Lucy  Peck  (now  Mrs.  Nelson  Cramer).  His 
remains  were  interred  in  the  historic  "Battle  Grove  Cemetery",  at 
Cynthiana,  Ky. 

Hiram  Harper  Peck  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of 
the  Revolution,  December  28,  1895,  by  right  of  descent  from  Hiram 
Peck,  of  Royalston,  Mass.,  a  private  in  the  American  Revolution, 
and  the  commander  of  a  regiment  in  the  War  of  1812. 


PHINEAS  SANBORN  CONNER. 
1839-1909. 

Phineas  Sanborn  Conner,  son  of  Phineas  Sanborn  Conner  and 
Eliza  Sanborn,  was  born  in  West  Chester,  Pennsylvania,  August  23, 
1839;  his  ancestry  included  the  founders  of  Massachusetts  and  New 
Hampshire,  men  who  took  an  active  part  in  war  and  in  civil  life. 
When  he  was  a  child,  but  two  years  old,  his  parents  removed  to 
Camden  County,  North  Carolina;  and  after  a  residence  in  that  region 
of  about  three  years,  they  came  to  Cincinnati,  O. 

Young  Conner  was  prepared  for  college  in  the  schools  of  Cin 
cinnati,  entered  Dartmouth  in  1855,  and  was  graduated  therefrom 
in  the  class  of  1859.  His  medical  education  was  received  at  the 
Medical  College  of  Ohio  (1858-9),  and  the  Jefferson  Medical  College 
(1860-1),  receiving  the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  the  latter  in  March, 

1861.  Both  before  and  after  graduation,   Doctor  Conner  familiar 
ized  himself  with  hospital  practice;  he  was  thus  connected  with  the 
Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  the  hospitals 
in  New  York.     In  the  opening  year  of  the  Civil  War,  he  passed  the 
examination  of  the  Army  Medical  Board,  and  in  November,   1861, 
was  appointed  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  United  States  Army, 
being  assigned  for  duty   at   the   Columbian   Hospital,    Washington, 
D.  C. ;  he  was  commissioned  Assistant  Surgeon,  U.  S.  Army,  April  16, 

1862,  brevet  captain  and  major,  March  13,   1865,  "for  faithful  and 
meritorious  service  during  the  war".     He  resigned  from  the  service 

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August  1,  1866,  having  served  in  Washington,  in  the  Department 
of  the  Gulf,  at  Fort  Columbus  in  New  York  Harbor  and  in  the  De 
partment  of  North  Carolina. 

On  his  retirement  from  the  army,  Doctor  Conner  settled  in  Cin 
cinnati  and  was  soon  appointed  to  fill  the  chair  of  Surgery  in  the 
Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery ;  a  year  later,  he  became 
Professor  of  Chemistry  in  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio,  and  succes 
sively  filled  the  chairs  of  Surgical  Anatomy,  Anatomy  and  Surgery. 
In  the  year  1878,  he  was  made  Professor  of  Surgery  in  the  Medical 
School  of  Dartmouth,  retaining  this  chair  for  twenty-four  years ; 
Dartmouth,  his  Alma  Mater,  honored  him  as  she  honored  herself 
when  she  bestowed  the  degree  of  L.L.  D.,  in  1884. 

Doctor  Conner  was  closely  identified  with  the  hospitals  of  Cin 
cinnati;  for  more  than  35  years  he  was  on  the  staff  of  the  Good  Samar 
itan  Hospital,  and  for  21  years  was  on  the  staff  of  the  City  Hospital, 
and  after  that  was  Professor  Emeritus  and  for  many  years  a  Trustee. 

He  was  a  member  of  city,  county,  state  and  national  medical  and 
surgical  societies,  having  been  President  of  the  American  Surgical 
Association,  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine,  and  the  Ohio 
State  Medical  Society. 

His  reputation  was  a  national  one,  and  during  the  Spanish  War, 
he  was  appointed  one  of  the  commission  to  investigate  the  food 
supply  of  the  Army. 

Doctor  Conner  was  both  a  skillful  and  a  daring  operator;  he 
was  among  the  first  to  perform  operations  involving  parts  so  vital 
that  success  then  seemed  little  short  of  a  miracle.  He  maintained 
an  active  interest  in  his  profession  as  long  as  he  lived. 

Beyond  the  limits  of  his  profession,  Doctor  Conner  took  a  wide 
interest  in  the  affairs  of  life  and  discussed  them  with  a  keen  incisive- 
ness.  In  the  discussion  of  history,  ethics,  and  science  he  seemed 
equally  at  home.  He  was  for  some  years  a  member  of  the  Literary 
Club,  and  contributed  to  the  writings  of  that  institution.  In  liter 
ature  his  range  was  extended;  and  his  attitude  towards  the  great 
problems  of  life,  while  just  almost  to  severity,  was  yet  tempered 
with  pity  and  tolerance.  To  those  who  were  honored  with  his  more 
intimate  confidences,  his  personality  was  most  charming;  he  could 
be  grave,  sarcastic  or  humorous  as  the  mood  impelled. 

Phineas  Sanborn  Conner  was  married  in  Cincinnati,  December 
17,  1873,  to  Julia  E.  Johnston,  who  died  February  1,  1900.  The 
children  of  this  union  were  Edith  Johnston,  who  became  the  wife 
of  Doctor  John  S.  Meserve;  Helen  Elizabeth,  and  an  only  son— 
Phineas  Sanborn  Conner,  who  became  a  physician  and  died  November 
11,  1905. 

Doctor  Conner  was  companion  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  a  member 
of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  and  of  the  Ohio 
Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 

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He  was  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution, 
May  14,  1897,  by  right  of  descent  from  Joseph  Conner,  of  Newbury, 
Mass.,  who  performed  long  and  faithful  service  as  a  private  during 
the  War  of  the  American  Revolution. 

Doctor  Conner  died  suddenly  at  the  residence  of  his  son-in-law, 
Dr.  John  S.  Meserve,  in  Norwood,  Ohio,  on  the  afternoon  of  March  26, 
1909.  His  funeral,  which  was  an  impressive  one,  was  marked  by 
the  large  attendance  of  his  associates  in  the  medical  fraternity,  the 
patriotic  societies  with  which  he  was  connected,  and  by  the  gather 
ing  of  friends  from  every  walk  of  life ;  black-robed  Sisters  of  Charity, 
men  of  affairs,  and  patients  from  all  conditions  of  society  alike  paid 
their  tribute  to  the  kindliness,  the  skill,  the  devotion  of  the  dead 
physician. 


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